Funen County

Funen County Fyns Amt (Danish)
County of Denmark
Funen County in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°22′52″N 10°26′07″E / 55.38111°N 10.43528°E / 55.38111; 10.43528
Seat	Odense
Area
• Total	3,486 km2 (1,346 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	478,347
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)

Funen County (Danish: Fyns Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished from 1 January 2007, when it merged into Region of Southern Denmark (Region Syddanmark).

The county employed around 20,000 people working in more than 160 institutions located all over Funen.