Ullerslev Municipality

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Ullerslev Municipality
Ullerslev Kommune
Ullerslev Kommune Coat of Arms BW.jpg
Ullerslev Kommune (1970-2006).png
Country Denmark
County Funen
EstablishedApril 1, 1970
DissolvedDecember 31, 2006
Seat Ullerslev
Government
  Last mayor Erik Skov Christensen (A)
Area
  Total54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 (2006) [1]
  Total5,190
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC2 (CEST)
Municipal code 489

Until January 1, 2007 Ullerslev Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune ) in the former Funen County, on the east coast of the island of Funen, in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 54 km2, and had a total population of 5,190 (2006). Its last mayor was Erik Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats.

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Ullerslev Municipality bordered Munkebo Municipality to the north, Langeskov and Årslev Municipality to the west, Ørbæk Municipality to the south and Nyborg Municipality to the east.

The municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen 2007 (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk municipalities to form a new Nyborg municipality. The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.

History

In the Middle Ages, when Denmark was divided into hundreds, the area of Ullerslev Municipality was under Vindinge Hundred. In 1662 counties were established, and Ullerslev came under Nyborg County. It merged with Tranekær County in 1793 to form Svendborg County. In the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform Svendborg County was merged with Odense County to form Funen County. After the 2007 municipal reform Funen County came under the Region of Southern Denmark.

From 1842, where parish municipalities were created, and until 1937 the area of Ullerslev Municipality consisted of just two parish municipalities. The Flødstrup-Ullerslev Parish Municipality was split in two in 1937, with Flødstrup and Ullerslev becoming independent parish municipalities. Ullerslev merged with Skellerup-Ellinge Parish Municipality in 1964 however. In 1970 the two parish municipalities of Ullerslev and Flødstrup merged to form Ullerslev Municipality.

In the Municipality Reform of 2007 Ullerslev Municipality was merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk Municipality to form a new Nyborg Municipality. [2]

It was in 2005 suggested that Ullerslev should not only be merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk, but also with the municipalities of Munkebo, Langeskov and Kerteminde to create one large Eastern Funen municipality. The reason was that the new Kerteminde Municipality would have too small of a population to function properly. In the end, Nyborg and Kerteminde weren't merged and became two separate municipalities. [3]

Historical divisions

Historical municipal divisions of Ullerslev Municipality
200719701964194719371842Towns
Nyborg Mun. Ullerslev Mun.Ullerslev Parish Mun.Skellerup-Ellinge Parish Mun. Skellerup
Ellinge
Ullerslev Parish Mun.Flødstrup-Ullerslev Parish Mun. Ullerslev
Flødstrup Parish Mun.Flødstrup
Nyborg Mun.
Ørbæk Mun.

    Towns

    Former city hall in Ullerslev. UllerslevRadhus.jpg
    Former city hall in Ullerslev.

    The largest settlement in the municipality was Ullerslev, where approximately half of the municipality's population lived. Approximately a third of the population lived in rural areas with the remainder living in Ellinge and Skellerup. Smaller villages in the municipality included Mullerup, Langtved, Kissendrup and Flødstrup. [4]

    Ullerslev was located centrally in Ullerslev Municipality, and was home to a train station until 1977. The former city hall of Ullerslev Municipality, located in Ullerslev, is today a daycare. [5] [6]

    Below are the populations from 2006 of the three larger settlements of the municipality. [7]

    Ullerslev 2,722
    Skellerup 372
    Ellinge 229

    Politics

    Municipal council

    Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved.

    ElectionPartyTotal
    seats
    Elected
    mayor
    A B C F V Z ...
    1970 5115113Niels Peter Madsen (V)
    1974 5151
    1978 5521
    1981 561
    1985 4216
    1985 4216
    1989 6115Tage Jensen (A)
    1993 715
    1997 6151 Erik Skov Christensen (A)
    2001 832
    Data from Statistikbanken.dk and Ellinge.dk

    Mayors

    Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Ullerslev Municipality were: [8]

    #MayorPartyTerm
    1Niels Peter Madsen  Venstre 1970-1990
    2Tage Jensen  Social Democrats 1990-1998
    3 Erik Skov Christensen   Social Democrats1998-2007

    Parishes

    Ullerslev Church Ullerslev Kirke.jpg
    Ullerslev Church

    The municipality consisted of four parishes and four churches.

    Symbols

    The coat of arms of Ullerslev Municipality was a white lapwing on blue background. A variant of the coat of arms existed in black and white - black lapwing and white background. [9]

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    Coordinates: 55°21′N10°40′E / 55.350°N 10.667°E / 55.350; 10.667