Funen
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in central
Denmark
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. The municipality covered an area of 81 km2, and had a total population of 5,480 (2005). Its latest mayor was Lars Kristian Pedersen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal)
party
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The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Aarup
Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,237 (1 January 2025),E20 between the cities of
Odense
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and
Middelfart
Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 16,749 . The town is the municipal seat of Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen ().
Etymology
The name Middelfart, first recorded as "Mæthælfar" in Valdemar's Census Book ...
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The municipality was established in 1966 by combining previously existing Skydebjerg-Orte, Rørup, and Kerte municipalities. Aarup municipality's
coat-of-arms
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was that of the former Rørup municipality, as none of the other municipalities had one at the time of their merger. The coat-of-arms was registered in 1942 (Rørup) and again in 1973 (Aarup).
On 1 January 2007, the municipality ceased to exist and was merged with the former Assens, Glamsbjerg,
Haarby
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Region of Southern Denmark
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