University of Southern Denmark the southern part of Denmark: campus Odense on the island of Funen, campus Slagelse and campus Copenhagen on the island of Zealand, as well as campus Kolding, campus Esbjerg and campus Sønderborg (campus named Alsion) on the Jutland peninsula. The physical buildings of SDU cover an area of 272,554 m (2007), a figure that has increased from 181,450 m in 1999 when the university merger was effectuated. The university's campus in Odense is considered the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark, both because of its relative size and because the central administration of the university is situated there.
Copenhagen metropolitan area is the area which is strategically managed by the Finger Plan. The modern post 2007 version includes the four provinces "Københavns by" (Copenhagen city), "Københavns omegn", "Nordsjælland" and "Østsjælland", with a total land area of 2 778 km² and over 2 million inhabitants (16 March 2018;updated statistics from 1 January 2018 on cities (Danish "byer", (singular) "by") published later). It should not be confused with the Øresund Region or the Capital Region of Denmark. The area has been planned according to the Finger Plan, which has given it six fingers of S-trains and a western connection S-line ("Ringbanen" or line