Svendborg Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the

Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions ...

on the southeast coast of the island of

Funen Funen (, ), is the third-largest List of islands of Denmark, island of Denmark, after Zealand and North Jutlandic Island, Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of . It is the List of islands by area, 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in th ...

, as well as on the islands of Drejø, Hjortø,

Skarø Skarø () is a Denmark, Danish island south of Funen. The island covers an area of and has 26 inhabitants. It is one of the smallest islands in the South Funen Archipelago. Skarø was historically located within the Parish of Drejø. Today it i ...

, Thurø, and Tåsinge off Funen's southeastern shores in south-central

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. The municipality covers an area of 418 km², and has a total population of 60,001 (2025). Its mayor is Bo Hansen (2017), a member of the

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Svendborg. South of the municipality separating that part located on Funen from the other islands is Svendborg Strait (''Svendborg Sund''). The 1,220-meter (4003-ft) long Svendborgsund Bridge (''Svendborgsundbroen'') connects the municipality at the city of Svendborg over the islands of Tåsinge and

Siø Siø is a small Denmark, Danish island in the South Funen Archipelago between Tåsinge and Langeland. It is part of Langeland Municipality. With an area of 1.3 km2, as of 1 January 2014 it has a population of 16. Since 1681, a system of dykes ...

, where the 774 meter (2540 ft) long

Langeland Bridge Langeland Bridge (Danish language, Danish, ''Langelandsbroen'') is a road bridge that connects the islands Langeland and Siø. From Siø a connection exists via Tåsinge to Funen. It was built from 1960 to 1962. Dimensions The Langeland Bridge ...

(''Langelandsbroen'') continues to the city of

Rudkøbing Rudkøbing is a town in Denmark, on the western coast of the island of Langeland. It is the seat of Langeland Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark Region. The town is located southeast of Svendborg and is connected t ...

on the island of Langeland. The Svendborgsund Bridge was opened in 1966. The Langeland's Bridge was opened in 1962, and is Denmark's 10th longest bridge.

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service connects the municipality at the town of Svendborg to the municipality's islands of Skarø, Drejø, and Hjortø, and to the town of

Ærøskøbing Ærøskøbing () is a town on the island of Ærø, Denmark. The suffix -købing means a trade town in the languages that derive from Old Norse. Ærøskøbing's houses and streets are delicately restored to retain the character of the olden days ...

on the island of

Ærø Ærø () is one of the Denmark, Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of the Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark Region. Since 1 January 2006 all of Ærø has constituted a single Municipalities of Denmark, municipality, known as Ærø M ...

. On 1 January 2007 Svendborg municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with

Gudme Gudme is a town in central Denmark with a population of 925 (1 January 2024),BY3: popul ...

and Egebjerg municipalities to form an enlarged Svendborg municipality.

Politics

Svendborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.Stående udvalg
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Municipal council

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

Locations

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

Climate

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of the Region of Southern Denmark Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007