Årslev municipality ( da, Årslev Kommune) is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the island of

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

in central

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. It merged into Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on 1 January 2007. The former municipality covered an area of , and had a total population of 9,365 (2005). It belonged to

Funen County Funen County ( da, Fyns Amt) is a former county (Danish: ''amt'') 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 Apri ...

and its last mayor was Hans Jørgensen, a member of the

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(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Årslev. Neighboring municipalities were Ullerslev and

Langeskov Langeskov is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 4,222 (1 January 2022),Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

to the north, Broby to the west, and Ringe and

Ørbæk Ørbæk is a town in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen. Ørbæk was until 2007 the seat of Ørbæk Municipality. History Ørbæk was first mentioned in 1231 as 'Ørbæc', which was the name of the brook that ...

to the south. Årslev municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) in which it merged with Broby,

Faaborg Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...

, Ringe, and Ryslinge municipalities, forming a new Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 51,144 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new

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External links

Årslev municipality

The new Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

* Municipal statistics
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Aarslev municipality Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub