Samsø Municipality

Map of the future municipality

Samsø municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the region of Midtjylland in Denmark.

Samsø municipality covers an area of 114.71 km² in the Kattegat sea, between the Danish mainland of Jutland and Zealand and comprise the island of Samsø and a number of small surrounding islands. The population is 3,747 (1 April 2014) and the mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Marcel Meijer, a member of the Socialdemokratiet (Social Democrats) political party. The municipal council is the town of Tranebjerg.

Since Samsø is an island municipality, Odder to the west in Jutland is the only neighbouring municipality. To the east is the strait of Samsø Bælt, separating Samsø from Zealand.

Ferry services connects the town of Sælvig to the town of Hov in Odder Municipality, and at the town of Kolby Kås to the city of Kalundborg on Zealand.

Samsø municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007, as the result of the nationwide reform Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).

Coat of Arms

External links

Municipality's official website

References

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

Municipalities of Denmark

List

Hovedstaden	Albertslund Allerød Ballerup Bornholm Brøndby Copenhagen Dragør Egedal Fredensborg Frederiksberg Frederikssund Furesø Gentofte Gladsaxe Glostrup Gribskov Halsnæs Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Hvidovre Høje-Taastrup Hørsholm Ishøj Lyngby-Taarbæk Rudersdal Rødovre Tårnby Vallensbæk

Midtjylland	Favrskov Hedensted Herning Holstebro Horsens Ikast-Brande Lemvig Norddjurs Odder Randers Ringkøbing-Skjern Samsø Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Syddjurs Viborg Aarhus

Nordjylland	Aalborg Brønderslev Frederikshavn Hjørring Jammerbugt Læsø Mariagerfjord Morsø Rebild Thisted Vesthimmerland

Sjælland	Faxe Greve Guldborgsund Holbæk Kalundborg Køge Lejre Lolland Næstved Odsherred Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Sorø Stevns Vordingborg

Syddanmark	Aabenraa Ærø Assens Billund Esbjerg Faaborg-Midtfyn Fanø Fredericia Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Langeland Middelfart Nordfyn Nyborg Odense Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

Coordinates: 55°52′N 10°37′E / 55.87°N 10.62°E / 55.87; 10.62

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