Svendborg Municipality

Municipality in Southern Denmark, Denmark

Svendborg Municipality

Svendborg Kommune (Danish)

Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 55°06′N 10°36′E﻿ / ﻿55.100°N 10.600°E﻿ / 55.100; 10.600
Country| Denmark
Region| Southern Denmark
Seat| Svendborg
Government

• Mayor| Bo Hansen (S)
Area

• Total

| 417.0 km2 (161.0 sq mi)
Population

(1. January 2024)[1]

• Total

| 59,727
• Density| 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code| 479
Website| www.svendborg.dk

Svendborg Municipality (Danish: Svendborg Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the southeast coast of the island of Funen, as well as on the islands of Drejø, Hjortø, Skarø, Thurø, and Tåsinge off Funen's southeastern shores in south-central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 418 km2, and has a total population of 59,727 (2024). Its mayor is Bo Hansen (2017), a member of the Social Democrats political party. 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, where the 774 meter (2540 ft) long Langeland Bridge (Langelandsbroen) continues to the city of Rudkøbing 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.

Ferry 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 on the island of Ærø.

On 1 January 2007 Svendborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Gudme and Egebjerg municipalities to form an enlarged Svendborg municipality.

## Politics

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Svendborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[2]

### Municipal council

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

Election  | Party  | Total
seats  | Turnout  | Elected
mayor

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A | B | C | F | I | L | L | O | T | V | Ø | Å
2005 | 8  | 1  | 2  | 2  |  | 1  |  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 1  |  | 29  | 72.1%  | Lars Erik Hornemann (V)
2009 | 9  |  | 2  | 4  |  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 1  | 70.3%  | Curt Sørensen (A)
2013 | 6  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 6  | 4  | 76.2%  | Lars Erik Hornemann (V)
2017 | 10  | 2  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 4  |  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 74.8%  | Bo Hansen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

## Locations

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The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

# | Locality | Population

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1 | Svendborg | 27,009
2 | Thurø By | 3,383
3 | Vindeby | 2,321
4 | Rantzausminde | 1,887
5 | Stenstrup | 1,735
6 | Skårup | 1,698
7 | Ollerup | 1,359
8 | Troense | 1,159
9 | Vester Skerninge | 1,045
10 | Gudme | 935

## Climate

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Climate data for Svendborg

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 2
(35)  | 2
(36)  | 4
(40)  | 9
(48)  | 14
(58)  | 19
(67)  | 21
(69)  | 21
(69)  | 17
(62)  | 11
(52)  | 7
(44)  | 3
(37)  | 11
(51)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −2
(28)  | −2
(28)  | −1
(31)  | 2
(36)  | 7
(44)  | 11
(51)  | 13
(55)  | 12
(54)  | 10
(50)  | 6
(43)  | 2
(36)  | −1
(31)  | 5
(41)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 48
(1.9)  | 38
(1.5)  | 46
(1.8)  | 41
(1.6)  | 43
(1.7)  | 48
(1.9)  | 61
(2.4)  | 74
(2.9)  | 53
(2.1)  | 64
(2.5)  | 53
(2.1)  | 58
(2.3)  | 620
(24.6)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

## References

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

1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipality The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. ^ Stående udvalg
3. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Svendborg, Denmark". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Svendborg Kommune.

* Official website (in Danish)

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Places adjacent to Svendborg Municipality

|  | Faaborg-Midtfyn / Nyborg |

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Faaborg-Midtfyn |

Svendborg

| Siøsund / Langeland
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| Little Belt
Ærø |

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Svendborg Municipality

Towns & villages|

* Bjerreby
* Gudbjerg
* Gudme
* Hesselager
* Hundstrup
* Kirkeby
* Landet
* Lundby
* Lundeborg
* Ollerup
* Oure
* Rantzausminde
* Skårup
* Stenstrup
* Svendborg
* Thurø By
* Troense
* Ulbølle
* Vejstrup
* Vester Skerninge
* Vindeby
* Åbyskov

Culture|

* BaggårdTeatret
* Svendborg Museum

Education|

* Svendborg Gymnasium
* UCL Skårup Seminarium

Landmarks|

* Anne Hvide's House
* Hesselagergård
* Hvidkilde Castle
* Svendborgsund Bridge
* Ulbølle Windmill
* Valdemar's Castle

Transport|

* Stenstrup Station
* Stenstrup Syd Station
* Svendborg Station
* Svendborg Vest Station

Geography|

* Hjortø
* Hjælmshoved
* Skarø
* Syltemade Ådal
* Svendborgsund
* Tåsinge
* Thurø

Sport|

* SfB-Oure FA
* GOG Svendborg
* Svendborg Rabbits

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