| Svendborg Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 55.1°N 46°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Denmark |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Svendborg |
| Leader Party: | S |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bo Hansen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 417.0 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 59727 |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 479 |
Svendborg Municipality (Danish: Svendborg Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the southeast coast of the island of Funen, as well as on the islands of Drejø, Hjortø, Skarø, Thurø, and Tåsinge off Funen's southeastern shores in south-central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 418 km2, and has a total population of 59,727 (2024). Its mayor is Bo Hansen (2017), a member of the Social Democrats political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Svendborg.
South of the municipality separating that part located on Funen from the other islands is Svendborg Strait (Svendborg Sund).
The 1,220-meter (4003-ft) long Svendborgsund Bridge (Svendborgsundbroen) connects the municipality at the city of Svendborg over the islands of Tåsinge and Siø, where the 774 meter (2540 ft) long Langeland Bridge (Langelandsbroen) continues to the city of Rudkøbing on the island of Langeland. The Svendborgsund Bridge was opened in 1966. The Langeland's Bridge was opened in 1962, and is Denmark's 10th longest bridge.
Ferry service connects the municipality at the town of Svendborg to the municipality's islands of Skarø, Drejø, and Hjortø, and to the town of Ærøskøbing on the island of Ærø.
On 1 January 2007 Svendborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Gudme and Egebjerg municipalities to form an enlarged Svendborg municipality.
Svendborg's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[2]
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 72.1% | Lars Erik Hornemann (V) | ||||||
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 70.3% | Curt Sørensen (A) | |||||||||
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 76.2% | Lars Erik Hornemann (V) | ||||||
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 74.8% | Bo Hansen (A) | ||||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
| Locality | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27,009 | ||
| 2 | 3,383 | ||
| 3 | 2,321 | ||
| 4 | 1,887 | ||
| 5 | 1,735 | ||
| 6 | 1,698 | ||
| 7 | 1,359 | ||
| 8 | 1,159 | ||
| 9 | 1,045 | ||
| 10 | 935 |