Fünen

Fünen, or FÜHNEN (Dan. Fyen), the largest of the Danish islands after Zealand, is separated from Sleswick and Jutland on the W. by the Little Belt, and from Zealand on the E. by the Great Belt. With the islands of Langeland, Årö, Taasinge, &c., it forms the two administrative districts of Odense and Svendborg. Area of Fünen, 1135 sq. m.; pop. (1890) 221,084. The coast is for the most part flat and sandy; on the north it is indented by the deep Odense Fjord. The interior is flat, except towards the south and west, where there is a range of hills rising to about 420 feet. The land, which is well watered by several small streams, is fruitful and well cultivated, producing abundant crops of cereals. Barley, oats, buckwheat, rye, flax, hemp, honey, horses, and a fine breed of horned cattle are exported. The island is crossed by several railway lines. The principal towns are Odense (q.v.; pop. over 30,000), Svendborg (7500), and Nyborg (5500).