Odder

For the Norwegian town, see Odda.

Odder
Odder's pedestrianised high street, Rosensgade
Coat of arms
Odder Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°58′36″N 10°8′59″E / 55.97667°N 10.14972°E / 55.97667; 10.14972
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark Region
Municipality	Odder Municipality
Area[1]
- Municipal	225 km2 (86.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1][2]
- Urban	11,375
- Municipal	21.852
- Municipal Density	96.51/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	Central Europe Time (UTC+1)
Website	http://www.odder.dk/

Odder parish church

Odder's pedestrianised High Street in the evening, May 2007

Odder is a town in the Odder municipality just south of Aarhus, located in Region Midtjylland. Odder is more or less a satellite town of Aarhus today^{[citation needed]} and with a population of 11,375 (1 January 2011).^[3] In the 1980s the town was host of the biggest discothèque in Denmark, called Edelweiss.

The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1.2 million inhabitants. .^[4]

In 2006 the mayor of Odder had his official mayor (Burgemeester) necklace stolen from his briefcase^{[citation needed]}.

See also

• Alrø

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Vision Østjylland", Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008 (Danish), a describtion of the East Jutland metropolitan area
2. ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
3. ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
4. ^ [1]

External links

• Official municipality website

Coordinates: 55°58′N 10°10′E / 55.967°N 10.167°E / 55.967; 10.167