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

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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

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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 to the east,

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

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, 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

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