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Ørbæk is a town in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen. Ørbæk was until 2007 the seat of Ørbæk Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Ørbæk
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ørbæk Kirke.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Ørbæk Church
Settlement.pushpin_map
Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.map_caption
Location in the Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nyborg
Settlement.area_urban_km2
1.39
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_urban
1752
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
DK-5853 Ørbæk

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Denmark
Population
1729
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
ØrbækKro.jpg
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Commons category
Ørbæk
located in the religious territorial entity
Ørbæk Parish
different from
Ørbæk Municipality
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ørbæk Church
  • Ørbæk Market
  • Notable residents
  • References

Ørbæk is a town in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen. Ørbæk was until 2007 the seat of Ørbæk Municipality.

==History== Ørbæk was first mentioned in 1231 as 'Ørbæc', which was the name of the brook that runs through the town. The town was formerly known as Ør, and the town later adopted the name of the brook. The name was likely changed in the late 1800s.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ørbæk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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