Funen County

Fyns Amt
Basic Facts
County seat	Odense
Area	3,486 km²
Inhabitants	478,347 (2006)
Map

Fyns Amt (Region Syddanmark (i.e. Region South Denmark).

The county employed around 20,000 people working in more than 160 institutions located all over Funen.

Insignia

Funen County's 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 was used. In this version, the background was green and the hop leaves white and much less detailed. Alternate versions had a red or, on occasion, a black background.

The coat of arms was registered in 1976.

List of County Mayors

Municipalities (1970-2006)

Municipal reform in 2006/2007

On 1 January 2007, The Danish Municipal Reform replaced the traditional counties with five new regions and cut the number of municipalities to 98. Funen county is included in the new Region Syddanmark (Region South Denmark). The 32 municipalities within Funen County were reduced to 10.

• Assens municipality [1] - Aarup, Assens, Glamsbjerg, Haarby, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg, and Aarup
• Ringe, and Ryslinge
• Kerteminde municipality [3] - Kerteminde, Langeskov, and Munkebo
• Langeland municipality [4] - Rudkøbing, Sydlangeland, and Tranekær
• Middelfart municipality [5] - Ejby, Middelfart, and Nørre Aaby
• Odense municipality [6] (unchanged by the reform)
• Nordfyn municipality [7] - Bogense, Otterup, and Søndersø
• Ullerslev, and Ørbæk
• Svendborg
• Ærø municipality [10] (formed 1 January 2006, a merger between Marstal and Ærøskøbing)

Important former municipalities

• Marstal municipality (1970-2005)
• Ærøskøbing municipality (1970-2005)