Until 1 January 2007 Søndersø municipality was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former

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on 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 ...

in central

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. The municipality covered an area of 181 km², and had a total population of 11,234 (2005). Its last mayor was Erik Hansen, a member of the

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(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of

Søndersø Søndersø is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,327 (1 January 2025), located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen. Business The town is home to the following companies: * Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Danmark (formerly KiM ...

. The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

es: * Ejlby Parish (Skovby Herred) * Hårslev Parish (Skovby Herred) * Melby Parish (Skovby Herred) * Skamby Parish (Skam Herred) * Særslev Parish (Skovby Herred) * Søndersø Parish (Skovby Herred) * Veflinge Parish (Skovby Herred) * Vigerslev Parish (Skovby Herred) Søndersø municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Otterup Otterup () is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality. It is on the island of Funen, with a population of 5,263 (1 January 2025). Between 1889 and 1994 the Schultz & Larsen rifle factory was working from this small town. No ...

and

Bogense Bogense () is a town in central Denmark, located on Funen in Nordfyn municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. The town has a population of 4,019 (1 January 2025). With its half-timbered houses, narrow streets and large marina, it is a popular t ...

municipalities to form the new

Nordfyn municipality Nordfyn Municipality () is a ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'' in the Region of Southern Denmark on the north coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 452.30 km2 and has a total population of 29 ...

. This created a municipality with an area of 451 km² and a total population of 28,655 (2005). The new municipality belongs to

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References

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

External links

Nordfyn municipality's official website (Danish only)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonderso Municipality Former municipalities of Denmark