Assens Municipality
Assens Municipality (Danish: Assens Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 513 km2 and has a total population of 40,944 (2023). Its mayor from 1 January 2014 is Søren Steen Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.
Assens Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55.2667°N 9.96667°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Assens |
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| • Mayor | Søren Steen Andersen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 513 km2 (198 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2023) | |
| • Total | 40,944 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality's main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Assens.
The island of Helnæs is connected to the municipality by road. Ferry service connects the municipality at the city of Assens to the island of Bågø.
On 1 January 2007 the former Assens municipality was merged with Glamsbjerg, Haarby, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg and Aarup municipalities to form a new Assens municipality. This was part of the Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). The former Assens municipality was formed in 1966 by combining the even-then existing Assens Municipality with seven other smaller municipalities located around it.