Until January 1, 2007 Vissenbjerg municipality was a municipality (Danish

Danish language

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Municipalities of Denmark

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) in the former Funen County

Funen County

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 on the island of Funen

Funen

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 in central Denmark

Denmark

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. The municipality covered an area of 47 km², and had a total population of 6,096 (2005). Its last mayor was Lene Due Andersen, a member of the Social Democrats

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 (Socialdemokraterne) political party

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

Vissenbjerg

Vissenbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,130 , located in Assens municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the island of Funen. The most famous resident is a former international football player Lars Elstrup....

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The municipality was formed in 1970 from Vissenbjerg parish

Parish

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Vissenbjerg municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Assens

Assens municipality

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, 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...

, 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

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, and Aarup

Aarup Municipality

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 municipalities to form the 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.