Tommerup municipality
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Until January 1, 2007 Tommerup municipality was a municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in the former Funen County
in central Denmark
. The municipality covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 7,865 (2006). Its last mayor was Finn Brunse, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
.
The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council was Tommerup
.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following parish
es:
Tommerup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Haarby
, Glamsbjerg
, Assens
, Aarup
and Vissenbjerg
municipality to form a new Assens municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 513 km² and a total population of 41,201 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.
On the area of Tommerup municipality there is the Tommerup transmitter, whose guyed mast is the tallest construction of Denmark (excluding Greenland
).
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
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) 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...
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 covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 7,865 (2006). Its last mayor was Finn Brunse, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
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.
The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council was Tommerup
Tommerup
Tommerup is a town in central Denmark with a population of 1,618 , located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen.Near Tommerup there is the tallest construction in Denmark , the 321.3 metre tall guyed mast of Brylle transmitter.Although Tommerup was the municipal seat of the former Tommerup...
.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following 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:
- Broholm Parish
- Brylle Parish
- Tommerup Parish
- Verninge Parish
Tommerup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Haarby
Haarby municipality
Until 1 January 2007, Haarby municipality or Hårby municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the southwest coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. To the south is Helnæs Bay . The municipality covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 5,037...
, Glamsbjerg
Glamsbjerg municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Glamsbjerg municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 91 km², and had a total population of 5,909 . Its last mayor was Ankjær Stenskrog, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Assens
Assens municipality
Assens Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 513 km² and a total population of 42,054...
, Aarup
Aarup Municipality
Before the Kommunalreformen , Aarup municipality was a municipality in Fyns Amt on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 81 km², and had a total population of 5,480...
and Vissenbjerg
Vissenbjerg municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Vissenbjerg municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 47 km², and had a total population of 6,096...
municipality to form a new Assens municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 513 km² and a total population of 41,201 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.
On the area of Tommerup municipality there is the Tommerup transmitter, whose guyed mast is the tallest construction of Denmark (excluding Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
).