Kerteminde Kommune 1.57

Kerteminde Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Romsø, and it covers an area of 203 km². It has a total population of 23,630 . Its mayor is Sonja Rasmussen, a former member of the Social Democratic Party . Just after the 2009 local election, Rasmussen became an Independent and was elected as the new mayor with the support of the right-wing parties. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Kerteminde.The municipality is located on a peninsula, and is therefore surrounded by water on three sides: The Great Belt, the strait which separates Funen from the island of Zealand, to the east The Kattegat to the north The Kattegat and Odense Fjord to the west. The Kerteminde Fjord flows through Kerteminde town and divides the easternmost part of the municipality into two segments. In the west, an isthmus near Munkebo connects the two areas. The fjord is a segment of the Great Belt.Ferry service connects the municipality to the island of Romsø from the harbour in the town of Kerteminde.