Editing Odense (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Odense Inner Harbour-industry.jpg|left|thumb|Port of Odense]]

Odense is Funen's most important industrial and commercial centre, and the city's central location in Denmark makes it one of the national convention and congress centres. Enterprises include the [[Albani Brewery]], [[ABB|ABB (Asea Brown Boveri)]], Kansas Workwear (clothing), Plus Pack (canning and containers) as well as manufacturers in the electrical sector such as Riegens / SG Lighting. In recent years there has been a general trend from manufacturing into the service sector.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Fyn/Fyn_-_byer/Odense|title=Odense|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=29 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> By 2002, 51% of the workforce was employed by the service sector while only 13% were working in industry.<ref name=byport>{{cite web|url=http://dendigitalebyport.byhistorie.dk/koebstaeder/by.aspx?koebstadID=38|title=Danmarks Købstæder: Odense, Byhistorie|publisher=Dansk Center for Byhistorie|access-date=29 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> Lindø Wharf, once Denmark's largest shipbuilding facility, has now been converted into Lindø Industrial Park specialising in the production and storage of components for the offshore industries, creating a variety of new tenants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lindo-industripark.dk/uk/|title=LindøIndustrial Park A/S|publisher=Lindø Industripark|access-date=20 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> GASA, a large horticultural centre, supplies fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants to most of the country as well as for export.<ref name=dsdodense/> Established in 1988, Denmark's major commercial television channel [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] is based in Odense.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Massemedier/Tv-stationer_og_institutioner,_danske/TV_2|title=TV2|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=29 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

The [[Rosengårdcentret]] shopping centre is located in the south-eastern part of Odense. The centre dates from 1971 and is the largest in Denmark with {{convert|140000|m2|abbr=on|}} floor space and more than 150 shops as well as restaurants, a cinema and a fitness centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rosengaardcentret.dk/om-centret/rosengaardcentret-danmarks-bedste-shoppingcenter/|title=Om centret|publisher=Rosengårdcentret|access-date=29 June 2014|language=da|archive-date=3 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703000842/http://rosengaardcentret.dk/om-centret/rosengaardcentret-danmarks-bedste-shoppingcenter/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A wide variety of shops can be found in the city centre, especially on Kongensgade and Vestergade and adjacent pedestrian streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitodense.com/fyn/shopping/shopping-i-odense|title=Shopping i Odense|publisher=Visit Odense|access-date=29 June 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127220209/http://www.visitodense.com/fyn/shopping/shopping-i-odense|archive-date=27 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Denmark-Odense Zoo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Odense Zoo]]]]

Tourism is an important source of income for the city. In 2008 Odense Municipality was listed seventh in Denmark for turnover on tourism, reaching 1.6 million Danish kroner for the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://turismedk.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/turismen-i-tal-2011.pdf|title=Turismen i tal|publisher=Visit Denmark|access-date=2 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> In 2011, [[Odense Zoo]] was Funen's most popular tourist attraction and the eleventh most popular in Denmark with 405,913 visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fyens.dk/indland/Turist-boom-Fulde-huse-i-fynske-attraktioner/artikel/2086199|title=Turist-boom: Fulde huse i fynske attraktioner|date=22 May 2012 |publisher=Fyens.dk|access-date=2 July 2014|language=da}}</ref> The zoo was founded in 1930 and covers an area of {{Convert|3.6|ha}} and has roughly 2,000 animals, covering 147 [[species]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfec879#/8cfec879/14|title=Dyr:Savannens Fyrtarne Stortrives|publisher=Årsberetning 2011|page=16|access-date=2 July 2014|language=da}}</ref> In 2001, Odense Zoo inaugurated a [[Danish krone|DKK]] 60 million "Oceanium" featuring South American animal life.

Nightlife in the city culminates in Brandts Passage, which contains numerous restaurants, bars and cafes.{{sfn|Harding|2009|p=74}} Hotels of note include the [[Radisson SAS HC Andersen Hotel]], the First Hotel Grand with its brasserie bar, the 68-room Old English-style Clarion Collection Hotel Plaza, City Hotel, which is in close proximity to the Hans Christian Andersen museum, and the 140-room Danhostel Odense City.{{Sfn|Harding|2009|p=73}}
[[File:Innorobo 2015 - Mobile Industrial Robots - MiR100.JPG|thumb|A robot from the Odense-based robotics company MiR, or Mobile Industrial Robots. ]]
Odense has become an internationally recognized hub for robotics, particularly following the success of companies such as [[Universal Robots]] and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). The city hosts numerous startups, leading academic institutions in robotics at the [[University of Southern Denmark]], the national drone test center at [[Hans Christian Andersen Airport]], and the national Danish cluster for the robot industry, Odense Robotics, with more than 300 robotics, drone and automation companies, employing nearly 20,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=The Robot Report |date=2024-02-27 |title=How Odense became a leading robotics city |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/how-odense-became-a-leading-robotics-city/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=The Robot Report |language=en-US}}</ref> Odense is especially known for its advancements in collaborative robots, or "co-bots."