Editing Odder (section)

== History ==
{{stack|[[File:Prospect_af_landsbyen_Odder_i_Jylland.jpg|thumb|View of Odder in 1870.]]}}
Odder is first mentioned in 1363 as ''Oddræth''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Kristian|last=Hald|title=Vore Stednavne|publisher=C. E. Gads Forlag|location=København|year=1950|page=208|language=da}}</ref> The town was built up around Odder River (Danish: ''Odder Å''), which cross through the town. By 1850, the town had grown to the population of about 900 people, and was granted a license to hold a market twice a year. Around the same time, an unsuccessful application was made to dig a canal to the north-east coast.<ref>[https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Odder Denstoredanske.lex.dk] "Odder" Retrieved 17 August 2020</ref>

Odder became a [[railway town]] in 1884 when [[Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane]] railway line was established, connecting the city to [[Hou (Odder Municipality)|Hou]] and Aarhus. In 2018, the  railway stretch became a light rail stretch in the [[Aarhus light rail]].<ref>[https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.bane.php?BANE_ID=44&content=Hads-Ning+Herreders+Jernbane+(Odder+-+Hov)+HHJ Danskejernbaner.dk] "Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (Odder - Hov) - (HHJ)" Retrieved 17 August 2020</ref>