The nation's second largest island (2976 km2, 1048 sq miles). It dominates the Funen group of 5 large and 24 small islands, which are clustered between the LITTLE BELT (Lille Belt) and the GREAT BELT (Store Belt) channels at the entrance to the Baltic Sea. Eighty per cent of the land is cultivated, with a large proportion under horticultural crops such as flowers. For this reason the island is often called the 'garden of Denmark' -and its hills, less than 130 m (430 ft) high, are humorously called the Funen 'alps'. Almost all of its principal settlements have medieval foundations and many have well-preserved half-timbered houses. In addition there are Stone Age burial chambers and Viking remains, including the Ladby-skibet, the burial ship of a Viking chief (about AD 950).
On the west of the island is the medieval ferry port of Middelfart; in the east the fortified town and ferry port of Nyborg. To the south there are pleasant resorts and towns such as Svendborg and Faborg. ODENSE, in the centre, is the island's main administrative, educational and industrial city.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
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Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.