Until 1 January 2007 Ejby Municipality was a municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
Funen County
Funen County () is a former county (Danish: '' amt'') 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, com ...
on the north and west coasts of the island of
Funen
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in southern
Denmark
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. The municipality included the island of
Brandsø, covered an area of 163 km
2, and had a total population of 10,046 (2005). Its last mayor was Claus Hansen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Ejby.
The municipality was created in 1970 by a ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following
parish
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es: Balslev, Brenderup, Ejby, Fjelsted, Gelsted, Harndrup, Husby, Ingslev, Tanderup, and Ørslev.
Ejby municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existing
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 ...
and
Nørre Aaby municipalities to form an enlarged Middelfart Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 297 km
2 and a total population of 36,113 (2005). The municipality belongs to the
Region of Southern Denmark
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.
Attractions
* Fun Park Fyn (Fyns Sommerland)
* Gelsted Marked
* Tybrind
* Wedellsborg
External links
Middelfart municipality's official website
References
* Municipal statistics
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Former municipalities of Denmark