Funen County
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| Fyns Amt | |
 Fyns Amt's coat of arms. | |
| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Odense |
| Area | 3,486 km² |
| Inhabitants | 478,347 (2006) |
| Website | [www.fyns-amt.dk] |
| Map | |
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Fyns Amt (English: Funen County) is a 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, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. On 1 January 2007, the county will be abolished and become part of Region Syddanmark (i.e. Region South Denmark).
The county has around 20,000 employees working in more than 160 institutions located all over Funen.
Coat-of-arms
Funen County's coat-of-arms shows three connected gold hop leaves on a field of red, which represent the three former counties of Odense, Svendborg and Assens. The choice of hop leaves comes from Funen native Hans Christian Andersen's song "I Danmark er jeg født" ("In Denmark I was born"), where he refers to Funen as "Æblegård og humlehave" (Apple farm and hop garden).For common daily usage a more modern and IT-friendly version is used. This version consists of three white hop leaves on a green background, where the leaves are much less detailed. Alternate versions have a red or, occasionally, a black background.
The coat-of-arms was registered in 1976.
List of County Mayors
| From | To | County Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| April 1 1970 | 1974 | Edvard Rasmussen (Social Liberal) |
| 1974 | 1993 | Jens Peter Fisker (Social Democrat) |
| 1993 | 2001 | Karen Nøhr (Social Liberal) |
| 2001 | 2005 | Jan Boye (Conservative) |
| January 2 2006 | Current incumbent | Poul Weber (Venstre) |
Municipalities (1970-2006)
Municipal reform in 2006/2007
On 1 January 2007, The Danish Municipal Reform will replace the traditional counties with five new regions and cut the number of municipalities to 98. Funen county will be included in the new Region Syddanmark (Region South Denmark). The 32 municipalities within Funen County will be reduced to 10.
- Assens municipality [link] - Aarup, Assens, Glamsbjerg, Haarby, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg, and Aarup
- Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality [link] - Årslev, Broby, Faaborg, Ringe, and Ryslinge
- Kerteminde municipality [link] - Kerteminde, Langeskov, and Munkebo
- Langeland municipality [link] - Rudkøbing, Sydlangeland, and Tranekær
- Middelfart municipality [link] - Ejby, Middelfart, and Nørre Aaby
- Odense municipality (unchanged by the reform)
- Nordfyn municipality [link] - Bogense, Otterup, and Søndersø
- Nyborg municipality [link] - Nyborg, Ullerslev, and Ørbæk
- Svendborg municipality [link] - Egebjerg, Gudme, and Svendborg
- Ærø municipality (formed 1 January 2006, a merger between Marstal and Ærøskøbing)
Important former municipalities
- Marstal municipality (1970-2005)
- Ærøskøbing municipality (1970-2005)
| Counties of Denmark |
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| Regular counties: Århus | Copenhagen | Frederiksborg | Funen | North Jutland | Ribe | Ringkjøbing | Roskilde | South Jutland | Storstrøm | Vejle | Viborg | West Zealand | |
| Municipalities with county privileges: Bornholm | Copenhagen | Frederiksberg | |
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