Aarup municipality

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Aarup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipal covers an area of 81 km², and has a total population of 5,480 (2005). Its mayor is Lars Kristian Pedersen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council is the town of Aarup. It is located just off the E20 between the cities of Odense and Middelfart.

Neighboring municipalities are Tommerup and Vissenbjerg to the east, Søndersø and Ejby to the north and northwest, Assens to the southwest, and Glamsbjerg to the south.

It was established in 1966 by combining previously existing Skydebjerg-Orte, Rørup og Kerte municipalities. Aarup municipality's coat-of-arms is from that of former Rørup municipality, as none of the other municipalities had one at the time of their merger. The coat-of-arms was registered in 1942 (Rørup) and again in 1973 (Aarup).

By January 1, 2007 Aarup municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be combined with the existing Assens, Glamsbjerg, Haarby, Tommerup, and Vissenbjerg municipalities to form he new Assens municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 513 km² and a total population of 41,201 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").