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Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark is the bridge between eastern and western Denmark and the gateway to the European continent. It is the only region in Denmark connected with another country - Germany. The total area of the region is 12,191 square kilometres. The region has about 1.2 million inhabitants.

Employment and jobs
There are just over 600,000 jobs in the region. Public and personnel services constitute the largest business sector in the region (34%). The second largest is the retail, hotel and restaurant business, which employs 19% of the region's citizens. This is closely followed by the manufacturing industry, the financial sector and the service industry, which have an employment rate of 18%.

Competences in the region
The Region of Southern Denmark is a development-oriented and innovative region with great potential as a bridge-builder between the rest of Denmark and Germany.

The region has the third-largest university in the country, the University of Southern Denmark, with education and research facilities in Odense, Kolding, Esbjerg and Sønderborg/Flensburg. In addition, Aalborg University Centre, AUC, has a campus in Esbjerg – Aalborg University Esbjerg.

Within health research and education, the university works closely with Odense University Hospital (OUH), one of the largest and most modern hospitals in Scandinavia. OUH is highly specialised within heart and coronary diseases, limb replants, cancer and treatment of difficult wounds.

Fast growing industries
In addition to the health sector, the Region of Southern Denmark has one of the fastest-growing industrial areas that run parallel with the motorway from the German borders up through the region. Initially, heavy industry was the main sector, but has since been joined by a wide range of import/export and trading firms.

Several of the region's companies are world-renowned. They include Lego in Billund, Lindø in Munkebo, the offshore industry in Esbjerg, Gumlink near Vejle, Danfoss in Nordborg and ECCO Denmark in Tønder.