Until 1 January 2007, Haarby municipality or Hårby 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 southwest coast of the island of Funen

Funen

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 in central Denmark

Denmark

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. To the south is Helnæs Bay (Helnæs Bugt). The municipality covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 5,037 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Møller, a member of the Conservative People's Party

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council was the town of Haarby

Haarby

Haarby or Hårby is a town in central Denmark with a population of 2,494 . The town is located in Assens municipality, Syddanmark Region on the island of Funen. Until 1 January 2007 it was also the site of the municipality council of the former Haarby municipality.-External links:* * -References:...

.

Haarby municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with 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...

, Glamsbjerg

Glamsbjerg municipality

Until January 1, 2007, Glamsbjerg municipality was a municipality in Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 91 km², and had a total population of 5,909 . Its last mayor was Ankjær Stenskrog, a member of the Venstre political party...

, 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...

, 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...

 and 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...

 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 the Region of Southern Denmark.