Otterup municipality
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Until 1 January 2007 Otterup municipality was a municipality (Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
) in the former Funen County
Funen County
Fyns Amt is a former county in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished...
on the north coast of the island of Funen
Funen
Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...
in central Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The municipality included the island of Vigelsø
Vigelsø
Vigelsø is a small, uninhabited island in Odense Fjord, off the coast of Funen, Denmark. With an area of 132 hectares, it is the largest island in the fjord and an important breeding ground for watergowl and rest stop for migratory birds. It is part of the Special Area of Conservation No...
, and covered an area of 169 km². It had a total population of 10,973 (2005). Its last mayor was Bent Dyssemark, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Otterup
Otterup
Otterup is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen with a population of 4,892 . Between 1889 and 1994 the Schultz & Larsen riflefactory was working from this small town....
.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es:
- Bederslev Parish (Skam Herred)
- Hjadstrup Parish (Lunde Herred)
- Krogsbølle Parish (Skam Herred)
- Lunde Parish (Lunde Herred)
- Norup Parish (Lunde Herred)
- Nørre Højrup Parish (Skam Herred)
- Nørre Nærå Parish (Skam Herred)
- Otterup Parish (Lunde Herred)
- Skeby Parish (Lunde Herred)
- UggerslevUggerslevUggerslev is a village in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen, Denmark, with a population of 368 ....
Parish (Skam Herred) - Østrup Parish (Lunde Herred)
- Hundstrup Parish (Skam Herred)
- Kørup Parish (Skam Herred)
Otterup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Søndersø
Søndersø municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Søndersø municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 181 km², and had a total population of 11,234 . Its last mayor was Erik Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
and Bogense
Bogense municipality
]Until January 1, 2007, Bogense municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the north coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality included a number of small islands in the Kattegat off its northwest coast, and covered an area of 102 km². It had a total...
municipalities to form the new Nordfyn municipality
Nordfyn municipality
]Nordfyn is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It covers an area of and a total population of 29,651 ....
. This created a municipality with an area of 451 km² and a total population of 28,655 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.