Odder municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Alrø and Tunø, and covers an area of 225 km². It has a total population of 21,133 (2005). Its mayor is Elvin Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Aarhus Amt (English Aarhus County) is a county in central Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Tunø is a Danish island in the Kattegat close to Samsø. The island covers an area of 3,52 km² and has 113 inhabitants. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... // Government Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Odder. Other towns in the municipality include Dyngby Hage, Gylling, Hov, Saksild Strand, and Skoven. Odder is a municipality in central Denmark, in the county of Aarhus, on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Aarhus to the north, and Skanderborg and Gedved to the west. The municipality is surrounded by water on two sides, to the south and east. Neighboring municipality Juelsminde to the south is separated from the municipality by the waters of the Kattegat and Horsens Fjord, and neighboring island municipality Samsø to the east is separated from the municipality by the Kattegat. The coat of arms of the Ã…rhus municipality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Skanderborg municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gedved municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Jump to: navigation, search Juelsminde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... The Baltic Sea The Kattegat, or Kattegatt, is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. ... Samsø is an island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. ...

The municipality is connected near the town of Skoven over Horsens Fjord to the island of Alrø by bridge; a bicycle ferry continues from Alrø to the town of Snaptun in neighboring municipality Juelsminde. Car ferry service connects the municipality at the town of Hov to the harbour near Tunø By on the island of Tunø, and to the town of Sælvig on the island of Samsø. Both of these islands are located in the Kattegat. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...

Odder municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region"). Jump to: navigation, search January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Region Midtjylland (English: Region Central Jutland) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ...

The town of Odder

Main article: Odder Odder is a municipality in central Denmark, in the county of Aarhus, on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

The town of Odder is located south of the city of Aarhus. The 26.5 kilometerOdderbanen 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. The cityhall of Ã…rhus. ...

External link

• Official municipality website
• Odder tourism bureau

References

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