Assens, Denmark

Assens
Town
Official seal of Assens
Coat of arms of Assens
Assens is located in Denmark
Assens
Assens
Assens is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Assens
Assens
Coordinates: 55°16′N 9°54′E / 55.267°N 9.900°E / 55.267; 9.900
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)
MunicipalityAssens
Area
 • Urban
4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
6,001
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
2,904 males and 3,097 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-5610 Assens

Assens (Danish: [ˈæsn̩s]) is a town with a population of 6,001 (1 January 2024)[1] on the west coast of the island of Funen on the eastern side of the Little Belt in central Denmark. By road, Assens is located 41.2 kilometres (25.6 mi) southwest of Odense, 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Faaborg, and 33.34 kilometres (20.72 mi) southeast of Middelfart.[3] Assens is the municipal seat of Assens Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. It was the birthplace of sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau who married the well-known portraitist Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann; both artists' works are exhibited at the local art museum, Vestfyns Kunstmuseum.[4]

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ "Assens, Denmark" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Artists represented in Museerne Vestfyn". Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 3 February 2013.