Kerteminde
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Kerteminde | |
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Town | |
 Street with old houses in Kerteminde. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Kerteminde Haven ved Havet / The Garden by the Sea / Der Garten am Meer | |
  Kerteminde Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°27′N 10°40′E / 55.450°N 10.667°ECoordinates: 55°27′N 10°40′E / 55.450°N 10.667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Kerteminde |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,855 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kerteminde (nickname: Min Amandas by, i.e. My Amanda's town), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 5,855 (1 January 2014).[1] It is a small harbor town surrounded by farms. Kerteminde contains a fish restaurant, Rudolf Mathis, the Viking museum Ladby, and the research and exhibition institution for fish and porpoises Fjord & Bælt.
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Notable people[edit]
- Hans Tausen (1494 in Birkende – 1561) the leading Lutheran theologian of the Reformation in Denmark, also Bishop of Ribe
- Frederik Storch (1805–1883) a Danish genre painter
- Arent Nicolai Dragsted (1821–1898) a Danish goldsmith
- Johannes Larsen (1867–1961) a Danish nature painter, became one of the Funen Painters
- Christine Swane (1876–1960) a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen Painters then developed a Cubist style
- Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876) a Danish poet [2]
- Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972) a Danish painter of landscapes with stronger colouring than the Funen Painters
- Franz Syberg (1904-1955) a Danish composer and organist at Kerteminde, 1932-1955
- Ernst Syberg (1906–1981) a Danish painter, became one of the Odsherred Painters
- Birthe Bovin (1906–1980) a self-taught Danish painter, became one of Odsherred Painters
- Morten Lindberg (born 1965 in Munkebo) also known as "Master Fatman", is a Danish media personality, comedian, disc jockey, film director and singer
- Casper Christensen (born 1968) a Danish comedian
- Niclas Vemmelund (born 1992) a Danish football defender
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Kerteminde is twinned with:
Loksa, Estonia
Lempäälä, Finland
Forsand, Norway- Øvre Eiker, Norway
North Berwick, United Kingdom
Ulricehamn, Sweden
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
Schwentinental, Germany
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 20, Paludan-Müller, Frederik retrieved 21 April 2018
External links[edit]
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