Svendborg Municipality

{{Infobox settlement  | name = Svendborg Municipality | native_name = {{native name|da|Svendborg Kommune}} | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Svendborg - luftfoto 20190824.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = The shield of Svendborg Kommune.jpg | shield_size = 100x80px | image_map = Map DK Svendborg.PNG | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|55|06|N|10|36|E|type:adm2nd_region:DK|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Denmark | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Southern Denmark | established_title =  | established_date = | seat_type = Seat | seat = Svendborg | government_footnotes = | leader_party = S | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Bo Hansen | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 417.0 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY2?lang=en BY2: Population 1. January by municipality] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> | population_total = 60027 | population_as_of = 1. January 2026 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank1_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank1_info_sec1 = 479 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = {{#property:P281}} | area_code_type = | area_code = {{#property:P473}} | iso_code = | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = }}

'''Svendborg Municipality''' ({{langx|da|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 km<sup>2</sup>, and has a total population of 60,027 (2026). Its mayor is Bo Hansen (2025), 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 the 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== Svendborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.<ref>[https://www.svendborg.dk/om-politik/oekonomiudvalg-og-staaende-udvalg/staaende-udvalg Stående udvalg]</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Election ! colspan="12"| Party ! rowspan="2"| Total<br/>seats ! rowspan="2"| Turnout ! rowspan="2"| Elected<br/>mayor |- |style="background:#B5211D;"|'''{{font color|white|A}}''' |style="background:#843A93;"|'''{{font color|white|B}}''' |style="background:#89A920;"|'''{{font color|white|C}}''' |style="background:#C9096C;"|'''{{font color|white|F}}''' |style="background:#1CB1B7;"|'''{{font color|white|I}}''' |style="background:#8B8989;"|'''{{tooltip|2=Sydfyns Borgerliste|{{font color|white|L}}}}''' |style="background:#8B8989;"|'''{{tooltip|2=Svendborg Lokalliste|{{font color|white|L}}}}''' |style="background:#F4D44D;"|'''{{font color|white|O}}''' |style="background:#8B8989;"|'''{{tooltip|2=Tværsocialistisk Liste i Svendborg|{{font color|white|T}}}}''' |style="background:#254C85;"|'''{{font color|white|V}}''' |style="background:#FF0000;"|'''{{font color|white|Ø}}''' |style="background:#00FF00;"|'''{{font color|white|Å}}''' |- |2005 |8 |1 |2 |2 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"| |1 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"| |2 |1 |11 |1 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"| |rowspan="4"|29 |72.1% |Lars Erik Hornemann (V) |- |2009 |9 |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |2 |4 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"| |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 |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |4 |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |6 |3 |1 |74.8% |Bo Hansen (A) |- |colspan="18"|Data from [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2005/adk.htm Kmdvalg.dk 2005], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2009/adk.htm 2009], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2013/Default.htm 2013] and [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2017/KMDValgKV.html 2017] |}

==Locations== The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are: {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Locality !! Population |- | 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 ==

<div style="width:75%"> {{Weather box |location = Svendborg |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 35 |Feb high F = 36 |Mar high F = 40 |Apr high F = 48 |May high F = 58 |Jun high F = 67 |Jul high F = 69 |Aug high F =69 |Sep high F = 62 |Oct high F = 52 |Nov high F =44 |Dec high F = 37 |year high F = 51 |Jan low F = 28 |Feb low F = 28 |Mar low F = 31 |Apr low F = 36 |May low F = 44 |Jun low F = 51 |Jul low F = 55 |Aug low F = 54 |Sep low F = 50 |Oct low F = 43 |Nov low F = 36 |Dec low F = 31 |year low F = 41 |Jan precipitation inch = 1.9 |Feb precipitation inch =1.5 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.8 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.6 |May precipitation inch = 1.7 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.9 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.4 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.9 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.1 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.5 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.1 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.3 |year precipitation inch = 24.6 |source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=153541&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Svendborg, Denmark |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 }} Retrieved on November 24, 2011. </ref> |date=November 2011 }} </div>

==References== * Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)] * Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011050224/http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map] {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.svendborg.dk}} {{in lang|da}}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Svendborg | N = Faaborg-Midtfyn / Nyborg | E = ''Siøsund'' / Langeland | S = ''Little Belt''<br/>Ærø | W = Faaborg-Midtfyn }} {{Svendborg Municipality}} {{Municipalities of Denmark}} {{Authority control}}

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