Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality
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Faaborg-Midtfyn or Fåborg-Midtfyn is a municipality (Danish
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) in Region of Southern Denmark in 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...

. It covers an area of 638 km² and a total population of 51,950 (2008).

On 1 January 2007 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Broby
Broby municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Broby municipality was a municipality in Funen County in central Denmark . The municipality covered an area of 100 km², and had a total population of 6,353 . Its last mayor was Erling Bonnesen, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Ringe
Ringe municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Ringe municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 154 km², and had a total population of 17,177 . Its last mayor was Bo Andersen, a member of Venstre...

, Aarslev
Årslev municipality
Årslev municipality is a former municipality in the island of Funen in central Denmark. It merged into Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on January 1, 2007. The former municipality covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 9,365...

, Ryslinge
Ryslinge municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Ryslinge municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 82 km², and had a total population of 6,924 . Its last mayor was Gunnar Landtved, a member of the Venstre political party...

, and Faaborg
Faaborg municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Faaborg municipality or Fåborg municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the southwestern coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality included the islands of Lyø, Bjørnø, Avernakø, and Svelmø, and covered an area of 227 km². It had a...

.

Cities and towns

  • Faaborg
    Faaborg
    Faaborg or Fåborg is a Danish town with a population of 7,178 , located in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen. It was formerly the seat of Faaborg municipality. The seat of the new municipality is Ringe...

     7,222 inhabitants (2008)
  • Ringe
    Ringe
    Ringe is a town with a population of 5,547 on Funen in central Denmark. It is the seat of Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality, and was previously the seat of the now abolished Ringe municipality. The main office of Rynkeby Foods, a major danish producer of juice and squash, is located in Ringe.-External...

     5,380 inhabitants (2008)
  • Årslev
    Årslev
    Årslev is a town in central Denmark on the island of Funen. It was located in Årslev municipality, until 1 January 2007 when it became part of Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality.The town has a population of 3,638 ....

     3,450 inhabitants (2008)
  • Ryslinge
    Ryslinge
    Ryslinge is a town with a population of 1,801 in central Denmark, located in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen.-External links:*...

     1,779 inhabitants (2008)
  • Kværndrup 1,622 inhabitants (2008)
  • Nørre Broby 1,468 inhabitants (2008)
  • Korinth 1,115 inhabitants (2008)
  • Brobyværk 1,035 inhabitants (2008)
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