Middelfart
town on the eastern side of Little Belt, Denmark
Middelfart is a town in central Denmark. In 2022, 16,277 people lived there.[2] It is on the island of Funen (Danish: Fyn).
Middelfart | |
|---|---|
 Saint Nicolaus Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Middelfart Location in Denmark .svg) Middelfart Middelfart (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°29′55″N 9°44′40″E / 55.49861°N 9.74444°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Middelfart |
| as Mæthælfar | 1231 |
| as Middelfart | 1496 |
| Municipal | 1970 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Urban | 16,277 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Gender [1] | 7,886 males and 8,391 females |
| Demonym | Middelfarter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5500 |
| Area code | (+45) 3 |
| Website | www.middelfart.dk |
Twin towns change
Middelfart is twinned with:
Barmstedt, Germany
Habo, Sweden
Korsholm, Finland
Mandal, Norway- Oskarshamn, Sweden
Notable people change
- Frederik Julius Bech (1758–1822), a Danish-Norwegian theologian and politician
- Kristian Jensen (born 1971), a politician and government minister
- Rasmus Quist Hansen (born 1980), a rower, gold and bronze Olympic medallist
- Christian Eriksen (born 1992), a football player (Manchester United)
- Rasmus Falk (born 1992), a football player
References change
- ↑ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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