Until January 1, 2007 Munkebo municipality was 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 former Funen County

Funen County

Fyns Amt is a former county 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 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished...

 on the northeast coast of the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

 in central Denmark

Denmark

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. The municipality covered an area of 19 km², and had a total population of 5,720 (2005). Its last mayor was Palle Hansborg-Sørensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Denmark)

Social Democrats (Denmark)

The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 (Socialdemokraterne) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The main city and the site of its municipal council was the town of Munkebo

Munkebo

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

.

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") from Munkebo Parish (Bjerge Herred).

Munkebo municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Kerteminde

Kerteminde municipality

Kerteminde Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Romsø, and it covers an area of 203 km². It has a total population of 23,630...

 and Langeskov

Langeskov municipality

Until January 1, 2007, Langeskov municipality was a municipality in Funen County near the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 43 km², and had a total population of 6,365...

 municipalities to form an enlarged Kerteminde municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 203 km² and a total population of 23,071 (2005). The municipality belongs to the new Region of Southern Denmark.

External links

• Kerteminde municipality's official website ( only)