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. Its mayor is Sonja Rasmussen, a former member of the Social Democratic Party. Just after the 2009 local election, Rasmussen became an Independent and was elected as the new mayor with the support of the right-wing parties. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Kerteminde.
The Kerteminde Fjord flows through Kerteminde town and divides the easternmost part of the municipality into two segments. In the west, an isthmus near Munkebo connects the two areas. The fjord is a segment of the Great Belt. This results in the northern portion of the municipality being located on a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides:
Ferry service connects the municipality to the island of Romsø from the harbour in the town of Kerteminde.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform that merged a number of existing parishes:
On 1 January 2007 Kerteminde Municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with existing Munkebo and Langeskov municipalities to form an enlarged Kerteminde municipality.

Demographics

The largest towns in Kerteminde Municipality are:
1. Kerteminde – 5,680 inhabitants

2. Munkebo – 5,512 inhabitants

3. Langeskov – 4,065 inhabitants
Other towns and villages :
Rynkeby – 601 inhabitants

Birkende – 568 inhabitants

Dalby – 324 inhabitants

Politics

Kerteminde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.