Nordfyn Municipality
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Nordfyn Municipality (Danish: Nordfyns Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the north coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 452.30 km2 and has a total population of 29,726 (2023).[2] It borders Odense Municipality to the east and south, Assens Municipality to the south and Middelfart Municipality to the west. To the east, Odense Fjord separates Nordfyn Municipality and Kerteminde Municipality. The seat of the municipality is the town of Bogense.
Nordfyn Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 10°13′20″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark |
Established | January 1, 2007 |
Seat | Bogense |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mette Landtved-Holm[1] (V) |
Area | |
• Total | 452.30 km2 (174.63 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 29,726 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 480 |
Website | www |
The municipality includes the inhabited islands of Æbelø, as well as the uninhabited islands and islets of Dræet, Ejlinge, Vigelsø, Skalø, Dørholm, Pludderholm, Gersø, Kyholm, Leammer, Trindelen, Ægholm, Drættegrund, Drætlingen, Lindholm and the islet group of Mågeøerne.
The municipality was formed in 2007 as a result of the 2007 Municipal Reform, where the municipalities of Bogense, Otterup and Søndersø were merged. It was originally planned that the new municipality should have used the existing name of Bogense Municipality but a local referendum preferred the name Nordfyn and this decision was approved by the Danish Interior Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, in June 2006.[3]