Kerteminde Municipality
Kerteminde Municipality is a municipality (Danish, "kommune") in Region of Southern Denmark on the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Romsø, and it covers an area of 203 km. It has a total population of 23,630 (2008). Its mayor is Sonja Rasmussen, a former member of the Social Democratic Party ("Socialdemokraterne"). Just after the 2009 local election, Rasmussen became an Independent and was elected as the new mayor with the support of the right-wing parties. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the  town of Kerteminde. Ferry service connects the municipality to the island of Romsø from the harbour in the town of Kerteminde. History. The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipal Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes: On 1 January 2007 Kerteminde Municipality was, as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Munkebo and Langeskov municipalities to form an enlarged Kerteminde municipality. Geography. The Kerteminde Fjord flows through Kerteminde town and divides the easternmost part of the municipality into two segments. In the west, an isthmus near Munkebo connects the  two areas. The fjord is a segment of the Great Belt. This results in the northern portion of the municipality being located on a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides: Politics. Kerteminde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees. Municipal council. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.