Until January 1, 2007 Ullerslev Municipality was a municipality (

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: '' kommune'') in the former

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, on the east coast of the island of

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, in central

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. The municipality covered an area of 54 km², and had a total population of 5,190 (2006). Its last mayor was Erik Christensen, a member of the

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. Ullerslev Municipality bordered

Munkebo Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Munkebo municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in former Funen County on the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 19 km2, and had a total population ...

to the north,

Langeskov Langeskov is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 4,222 (1 January 2022),Årslev Municipality Årslev municipality ( da, Årslev Kommune) is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the island of Funen in central Denmark. It merged into Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on 1 January 2007. The former municipality covered an area of , and ...

to the west,

Ørbæk Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Ørbæk Municipality was a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in the former Funen County, on the east coast of the island of Funen, in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 138.34 km2, and had a total popu ...

to the south and Nyborg Municipality to the east. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen 2007'' (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk municipalities to form a new Nyborg municipality. The new municipality belongs to

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History

In the Middle Ages, when Denmark was divided into hundreds, the area of Ullerslev Municipality was under Vindinge Hundred. In 1662 counties were established, and Ullerslev came under

Nyborg County Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

. It merged with Tranekær County in 1793 to form

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. In the

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Svendborg County was merged with

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to form

. After the 2007 municipal reform Funen County came under the

. From 1842, where parish municipalities were created, and until 1937 the area of Ullerslev Municipality consisted of just two parish municipalities. The Flødstrup-Ullerslev Parish Municipality was split in two in 1937, with Flødstrup and Ullerslev becoming independent parish municipalities. Ullerslev merged with Skellerup-Ellinge Parish Municipality in 1964 however. In 1970 the two parish municipalities of Ullerslev and Flødstrup merged to form Ullerslev Municipality. In the Municipality Reform of 2007 Ullerslev Municipality was merged with

Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

and

to form a new Nyborg Municipality. It was in 2005 suggested that Ullerslev should not only be merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk, but also with the municipalities of

Munkebo Munkebo is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark on the island of Funen. It was also the site of the municipal council of the abolished Munkebo Municipality. The town had a population of 5 ...

Langeskov Langeskov is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 4,222 (1 January 2022),Kerteminde Kerteminde (nickname: ''Min Amandas by'', i.e. ''My Amanda's town''), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 6,042 (1 January 2022).

to create one large Eastern Funen municipality. The reason was that the new Kerteminde Municipality would have too small of a population to function properly. In the end, Nyborg and Kerteminde weren't merged and became two separate municipalities.

Historical divisions

Towns

The largest settlement in the municipality was Ullerslev, where approximately half of the municipality's population lived. Approximately a third of the population lived in rural areas with the remainder living in Ellinge and Skellerup. Smaller villages in the municipality included Mullerup, Langtved, Kissendrup and Flødstrup. Ullerslev was located centrally in Ullerslev Municipality, and was home to a train station until 1977. The former city hall of Ullerslev Municipality, located in Ullerslev, is today a daycare. Below are the populations from 2006 of the three larger settlements of the municipality.

Politics

Municipal council

Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved.

Mayors

Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Ullerslev Municipality were:

Parishes

The municipality consisted of four parishes and four churches. * Ellinge Parish ( Ellinge Church) * Flødstrup Parish ( Flødstrup Church) * Skellerup Parish ( Skellerup Church) * Ullerslev Parish ( Ullerslev Church)

Symbols

The coat of arms of Ullerslev Municipality was a white

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on blue background. A variant of the coat of arms existed in black and white - black lapwing and white background.Europeana.eu
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References

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