Otterup
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Otterup (Template:IPA) is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality. It is on the island of Funen, with a population of 5,263 (1 January 2025).<ref name="BY3"/> Between 1889 and 1994 the Schultz & Larsen rifle factory was working from this small town.
Notable people
- Martin Knudsen (born 1871 in Hasmark – 1945) Danish physicist and oceanographer
- Jørgen Møller (1873 in Otterup – 1944) a Danish chess master
- Rudolf Broby-Johansen (1900–1987) an art historian, communist activist and writer; grew up in Lunde, Otterup
- Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921 in Otterup – 2005) a Danish sport shooter, competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics
- Leif Davidsen (born 1950 in Otterup) a Danish author and journalist
- Patrick Banggaard (born 1994 in Otterup) a Danish footballer who played as a defender for SønderjyskE