Kerteminde Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the
Region of Southern Denmark
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on the northeast coast of the island of
Funen
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in central
Denmark
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. The municipality includes the island of Romsø, and it covers an area of 203 km2. It has a total population of 23,949 (2025). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Kerteminde
Kerteminde (nickname: ''Min Amandas by'', i.e. ''My Amanda's town''), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 6,128 (1 January 2025).
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Ferry
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service connects the municipality to the island of Romsø from the harbour in the town of Kerteminde.
History
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipal Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes:
* Dalby Parish
* Drigstrup Parish
* Kerteminde Parish
* Kølstrup Parish
* Mesinge Parish
* Revninge Parish
* Rynkeby Parish
* Stubberup Parish
* Viby Parish
On 1 January 2007 Kerteminde Municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing
Munkebo
Munkebo is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark on the island of Funen. It was also the site of the municipal council of the abolished Munkebo Municipality. The town had a population of ...
and
Langeskov
Langeskov is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 4,456 (1 January 2025),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:
* The
Great Belt
The Great Belt (, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits.
Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Belt ferries fr ...
Kattegat
The Kattegat (; ; ) is a sea area bounded by the peninsula of Jutland in the west, the Danish straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the Swedish provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Scania in Swede ...
to the north
* The Kattegat and
Odense Fjord
Odense Fjord is a 13 km long fjord on the northern part of the Danish island of Funen.
It covers an area of about 63 km2.
Geography
The city of Odense is connected with the fjord through the Odense Canal. The Odense River ends in t ...
to the west.
Locations
Politics
Kerteminde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.Politiske udvalg /ref>