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Otterup municipality is a municipality ( Danish , '' Kommune '') in Funen County on the north coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark . The municipality includes the island of Vigelsø , and covers an area of 169 Km&2 . It has a total population of 10,973 (2005). Its mayor is Bent Dyssemark, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) Political Party . The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Otterup . Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Bogense and Søndersø to the west and Odense to the south. To the north of the municipality, and defining its norther border, is the Kattegat ; to the east, and defining its eastern border, is Odense Fjord . Neighboring municipalities to the east Kerteminde and Munkebo are separated from Otterup by the waters of Odense Fjord. The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ''kommunalreform'' ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes:
By January 1, 2007 Otterup municipality will cease to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" Of 2007) . It will be merged with existing Søndersø and Bogense municipalities to form the new Bogense municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 451 Km&2 and a total population of 28,655 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region"). THE TOWN OF OTTERUP History ATTRACTIONS FAMOUS RESIDENTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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