ASSENS, a town of Denmark, on the west coast of Fiihnen, the ordinary port for the traffic between that island and Schleswig. In 1535 it was stormed by John of Ranzau, and afterwards plundered and dismantled; but its fortifications, of which traces are still to be found, were restored in 1628. Population, 3581. Long. 9° 55' E., lat. 55° 15' N.