Odder municipality
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Region Midtjylland
Central Denmark Region or Central Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...
on the east coast of the Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
peninsula 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...
just south of Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
and is a part of the greater Aarhus area. The municipality includes the islands of Alrø
Alrø
Alrø is a small Danish island in Horsens Fjord on the east coast of Jutland within Odder Municipality. With an area of 7.5 km2, as of 1 January 2010 it has a population of 160. The island is 7 km long and 4 km wide at the widest point. It can be reached by road over the dam which connects it to the...
and Tunø
Tunø
Tunø is a Danish island in the Kattegat, approximately 4 km from Samsø. The island covers an area of 3.52km² and has 113 inhabitants, as of 2005. It comes under the administration of Odder municipality. The island's premier town is known as Tunø By, the secondary town is Løkkegårde.Tunø...
, and covers an area of 225 km². It has a total population of 21,562 (2008). The current mayor is Elvin J. Hansen of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Odder
Odder
Odder is a town in the Odder municipality just south of Aarhus, located in Region Midtjylland. Odder is more or less a satellite town of Aarhus today and with a population of 11,375...
. Other towns in the municipality include Hou, Gylling, Saksild, Hundslund and Ørting.
Odder municipality was not merged with other municipalities as part of the extensive Municipal Reform of 2007 and is one of the smallest municipalities in Denmark.
Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Aarhus
Aarhus Municipality
Aarhus Municipality, also commonly known by its Danish spelling Århus Municipality, is a municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 307.000...
to the north, and Skanderborg
Skanderborg municipality
Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area...
and Horsens
Horsens municipality
Horsens municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 542 km². It has a total population of 81,957 . Its mayor is Jan Trøjborg, a member of the Social...
to the west. The municipality is surrounded by water on two sides, to the south and east. Neighboring former municipality Juelsminde
Juelsminde municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Juelsminde municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality included the island of Hjarnø, and covered an area of 240 km². It had a total population of 15,555 . Its last mayor was Peter Schmidt...
to the south is separated from the municipality by the waters of the Kattegat
Kattegat
The Kattegat , or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Øresund and the Danish...
and Horsens Fjord
Horsens Fjord
Horsens Fjord is a Danish fjord in the east of Jutland which stretches from the islands of Alrø and Hjarnø in the east to the town of Horsens on the mainland. It is some long. The navigational channel to Horsens has a depth of ....
, and neighboring island municipality Samsø
Samsø
Samsø is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km² in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place...
to the east is separated from the municipality by the Kattegat.
The island of Alrø is connected to the Jensnæs peninsula on the mainland by a damm and during summer time a bicycle ferry connects Alrø to the town of Snaptun in neighboring Hedensted municipality
Hedensted municipality
Hedensted Kommune is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. Its seat and main town is Hedensted.-Overview:...
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Car ferry
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
service connects the mainland via Hou harbour to the island of Tunø
Tunø
Tunø is a Danish island in the Kattegat, approximately 4 km from Samsø. The island covers an area of 3.52km² and has 113 inhabitants, as of 2005. It comes under the administration of Odder municipality. The island's premier town is known as Tunø By, the secondary town is Løkkegårde.Tunø...
, and to Sælvig port on the island of Samsø
Samsø
Samsø is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km² in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place...
. Both of these islands are located in the Kattegat
Kattegat
The Kattegat , or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Øresund and the Danish...
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The town of Odder
The town of Odder is located south of the city of AarhusAarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
. The 26.5 kilometer Odderbanen train line connects the town and other towns in the municipality to Aarhus. The railway line is affectionately known as Oddergrisen ("The Odder Pig"). The original A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane train line was established in 1884.