Otterup

Otterup is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen with a population of 5,270 (1 January 2024). 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 plays as a defender for SønderjyskE