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13-504: The Snævringen ("The Narrowing"), is the strait that separates the island of Funen from the Jutland mainland in this area, where the two lie very close to each other, often less than 1.5 km apart. Snævringen is an extension of the Kattegat, and begins near the cities of Fredericia and Middelfart . To the south of the municipality is Fænø Strait ( Fænø Sund ), which separates Funen from

26-441: Is "-i": ei mar, mar'i, ei post, posti, ei vogn, vogni, ei ovn, ovni, ei kat, katti (a man, the man, a post, the post, a wagon, the wagon, an oven, the oven, a cat, the cat). These articles and endings are usually unstressed . In 2018, on the hill Munkebo Bakke , located in north eastern Funen, have archaeologists found an exceedingly large Viking hall that dates back more than 1,000 years, to around 825 – 1,000 CE. According to

39-508: Is referred to as Insular Danish , where the dialects have retained three grammatical genders : masculine, feminine and neuter. This is in contrast to Zealand, where, like in Swedish, a reduction to two genders has taken place, and large parts of Jutland, where, like in English, no such distinction is made. For instance in masculine, the indefinite article is "ei" and the ending in the definite form

52-448: Is the 165th -largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of 2020. Funen's main city is Odense , which is connected to the sea by a seldom-used canal . The city's shipyard, Odense Steel Shipyard , has been relocated outside Odense proper. Funen belongs administratively to the Region of Southern Denmark . From 1970 to 2006

65-515: The Great Belt , and a long road suspension bridge (the second longest in the world at the time of opening) connects Funen the rest of the way to Zealand, paralleled by a rail tunnel. Two bridges connect Funen to the Danish mainland, Jutland . The Old Little Belt Bridge was constructed in the 1930s, shortly before World War II, for both cars and trains. The New Little Belt Bridge , a suspension bridge,

78-592: The Dictionary of Danish Insular Dialects ( Ømålsordbogen ) which has been collected since the 1920s, and published in biannual volumes since 1992. There are significant differences between the different insular varieties, but they also share a number of features. A major difference is between Modern Danish and the traditional insular dialects are that some of them lack the stød but kept the tonal accent. Also, they kept three noun genders. Insular Danish kept three grammatical genders , but most other Danish varieties reduced

91-631: The Funen dialects, refers to the variations of Danish spoken on Funen and adjacent islands. Locally, there can be significant variations, even within short distances, for example between neighboring towns. On the island of Funen, at least four main dialects are typically distinguished: East, North, South, and West Funen dialects, as well as sub-dialects such as the Tåsinge, Ærø, and Langeland dialects. West Funen dialects may further be divided into Northwest and Southwest Funen dialects. The Funen dialects belong to what

104-473: The Funen museum experts, this Viking hall is larger than any found on Funen before. Galgedil is a Viking Age cemetery located in the northern part of Funen. Excavations at the local site revealed 54 graves containing 59 inhumations and 2 cremation burials. Insular Danish Insular Danish (Danish: Ømål ) are the traditional Danish dialects spoken on the islands of Zealand , Langeland , Funen , Falster , Lolland , and Møn . They are recorded in

117-426: The gender system to two. By 1900, Zealand insular dialects had been reduced to two genders under the influence from the standard language, but other varieties like Funen dialect had not. The old Insular or Funen dialect could also use personal pronouns in certain cases, particularly to refer to animals. A classic example in traditional Funen dialect is the sentence Katti, han får unger (literally, The cat, he

130-460: The island formed the biggest part of Funen County , which also included the islands of Langeland , Ærø , Tåsinge , and a number of smaller islands. Funen is linked to Zealand, Denmark's largest island, by the Great Belt Bridge , which carries both trains and cars. The bridge is in reality three bridges; low road and rail bridges connect Funen to the small island of Sprogø in the middle of

143-578: The municipality include United Shipping & Trading Company . Middelfart's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . Funen Funen ( Danish : Fyn , pronounced [ˈfyˀn] ), is the third-largest island of Denmark , after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy , with an area of 3,099.7 square kilometres (1,196.8 sq mi). It

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156-458: The municipality's island of Fænø . On 1 January 2007 Middelfart municipality was, as the result of The Municipal Reform , merged with Ejby and Nørre Aaby municipalities to form an enlarged Middelfart municipality. The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area , which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016. Companies headquartered in

169-524: Was constructed in the 1970s and is used for cars only. The populations of the major cities and towns on the island are, as of 1 January 2018: Funen was the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen , the composer Carl Nielsen , American War of Independence combatant Christian Febiger , pop singer MØ and international footballer Christian Eriksen . The highest natural point on Funen is Frøbjerg Bavnehøj . Fynsk, coloquially known as Funish by local English speakers, but in English most commonly known as

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