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Odense Municipality, (
Danish:
Odense Kommune) is a Danish municipality (
kommune) in
Region Syddanmark on the island of
Funen in central
Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 304
km², and has a total population of 186.932 (2008). It is the most populated municipality in Region Syddanmark.
Odense's mayor is
Jan Boye, representing the
Conservative People's Party (since
1 January 2006).
Description
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of
Odense. Including the social sector, 17,000 people are employed by the municipality. The municipal budget is 6,881 million
DKK (2006). The municipality runs 37 schools. Odense is also the home of 13 private schools.
Neighboring municipalities are
Kerteminde to the east,
Faaborg-Midtfyn to the south,
Assens to the west, and
Nordfyn to the north.
Odense municipality is located near the
Odense Fjord. The Odense Canal (
Odense Kanal) flows out from the fjord and forms three
ports in the city's industrial area. The
Odense River (
Odense Å) also flows out from the fjord and meanders through the municipality, including Odense town center where Sankt Jørgens Park and Munke Mose are located on its banks. The river terminates in Lake Arreskov (
Arreskov Sø) in
Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality.
The municipality is connected with all points on the island with an extensive system of roads, including the major
E20 Funish Motorway (
Fynske Motorvej) which runs across the island through the town of Odense and connect the island on the east to the island of
Zealand over the
Great Belt Bridge and on the west to the Danish mainland,
Jutland over the
Little Belt Bridge. A motorway is currently under construction which will connect Odense to the island's second-largest city,
Svendborg. The northern half of this road opened 2006, and the remainder is planned to open in 2007 and 2009. The town of Odense is also a major stop on the
national railroad system lines.
Creation
The municipality, a former "Provincial municipality" was re-created
April 1,
1970 as Odense municipality as the result of a
kommunalreform ("Municipal Reform") that merged a number of existing
Provincial-
Parish- and
Village- municipalities: Allerup-Davinde, Allese-Næsbyhoved, Broby, Brændekilde, Bellinge, Dalum, Fraugde, Korup-Ubberud, Lumby, Odense, Paarup, Sanderum, Stenløse-Fangel, the "coalition-municipality" of Fjordager (which had been created in 1966 by merging Agedrup and Seden-Åsum municipalities), and Højby parish.
Odense municipality wasn't merged with other municipalities by
January 1,
2007 as the result of the nationwide
Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). Before this reform, the list of neighboring municipalities were
Langeskov to the east,
Munkebo to the northeast,
Otterup to the north,
Søndersø,
Vissenbjerg, and
Tommerup to the west, and
Broby and
Årslev to the south. Odense belonged to
Funen County 1970-2006 and before this to
Odense County.
Municipal council
Danish city council members are elected for four-year terms. Last election took place in 2005 and councillors assumed office on
1 January 2006. The 2005 election was a victory for the Conservative People's Party.
Jan Boye is Odense's first mayor since 1937 which hasn't belonged to the Social Democratic Party.
15 November 2005 municipal election
| Party name |
Party votes |
Vote percentage |
Total Seats |
Seat percentage |
| Conservative People's Party (C) |
36,010 |
35.6% (+19.1) |
11 (+6) |
37.9% |
| Social Democrats (A) |
32,972 |
32.6% (-14.3) |
10 (-4) |
34.4% |
| Socialist People's Party (F) |
8,786 |
8.7% (+2.1) |
2 (+0) |
6.9% |
| Venstre (V) |
6,853 |
6.8% (-7.7) |
2 (-3) |
6.9% |
| Red-Green Alliance (Ø) |
6,616 |
6.6% (+1.1) |
2 (+1) |
6.9% |
| Danish People's Party (O) |
4,511 |
4.5% (-0.8) |
1 (+0) |
3.4% |
| Det Radikale Venstre (B) |
3,915 |
3.9% (+1.1) |
1 (+0) |
3.4% |
| All Others |
1,339 |
1.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Invalid Ballots |
1,210 |
1.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Totals |
102,212 |
100.0% |
29 |
100.0% |
For more detailed results, see: http://www.kmdvalg.dk/av/a442461.htm
The city of Odense
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark, and one of country's oldest settlements. The first record of its existence dates from 988 and the town celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in 1988. The name refers to
Odin in
Norse mythology—
Odins Vi ("Odin's Sanctuary"). The shrine of
Canute the Saint was a great resort of pilgrims throughout the
Middle Ages. His relics are still preserved in
Saint Canute's Cathedral. In the
16th century the town was the meeting-place of several parliaments, and down to 1805 it was the seat of the provincial assembly of Funen.
Denmark's famous author and poet
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense on
April 2,
1805. Museums honouring him have been created both in a house in the old part of Odense with a large collection of his works and belongings, and his childhood home, which is also located in the city.
Odense also has a museum honouring the classical composer
Carl Nielsen, who was born in Nr. Lynelse near Odense.
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