Glamsbjerg municipality
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Until January 1, 2007, Glamsbjerg municipality was a municipality (Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

, kommune) in Funen County
Funen County
Fyns Amt is a former county in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished...

 on the island of Funen
Funen
Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

 in central Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. The municipality covered an area of 91 km², and had a total population of 5,909 (2005). Its last mayor was Ankjær Stenskrog, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

 (Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
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. The municipality's main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Glamsbjerg
Glamsbjerg
Glamsbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,227 , located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark....

, which is located on the main road between the cities of Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

 and Assens
Assens, Denmark
Assens is a town with a population of 6,060 on the west coast of the island of Funen at the shore of the Little Belt in central Denmark. Assens is the municipal seat of Assens municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. It was the birthplace of sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau who married the...

.

Glamsbjerg municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Assens
Assens municipality
Assens Municipality is a municipality in 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 a total population of 42,054...

, Haarby
Haarby municipality
Until 1 January 2007, Haarby municipality or Hårby municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the southwest coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. To the south is Helnæs Bay . The municipality covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 5,037...

, Tommerup
Tommerup municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Tommerup municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 7,865...

, Vissenbjerg
Vissenbjerg municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Vissenbjerg municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 47 km², and had a total population of 6,096...

, and Aarup
Aarup Municipality
Before the Kommunalreformen , Aarup municipality was a municipality in Fyns Amt on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 81 km², and had a total population of 5,480...

 municipalities to form a new Assens municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 513 km² and a total population of 41,201 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.
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