Ærø in the context of "Ærø Municipality"

Funen (Danish: Fyn, pronounced [ˈfyˀn]) is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of 3,099.7 square kilometres (1,196.8 sq mi). It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of 2020. Funen's main city is Odense, which is connected to the sea by a rarely-used canal. The city's shipyard, Odense Steel Shipyard, has been relocated outside Odense proper.

Funen belongs administratively to the Region of Southern Denmark. From 1970 to 2006, the island formed the largest part of Funen County, which also included the islands of Langeland, Ærø, Tåsinge, and a number of smaller islands.

Ærøskøbing Municipality (Danish: Ærøskøbing Kommune, pronounced [ˈeːˌʁøˀsˌkʰøˀpe̝ŋ kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a former municipality of Funen County on the island of Ærø. The municipality was formed in 1970 and disestablished in 2006 when it was integrated into Ærø Municipality.

The municipality was located on the western portion of the island of Ærø. Its neighboring municipality Marstal occupied the eastern portion of the island. To the north and west are the waters of the Little Belt. To the south is the Baltic Sea, and to the southeast are the waters of Marstal Bay (Marstal Bugt).

Marstal municipality, is a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Funen County on the island of Ærø in southern Denmark. Since 1 January 2006 it has been part of Ærø municipality. Its territory included the islands of Birkholm and Halmø, and covered an area of 17 km. In 2005, it had a total population of 3,208. Its last mayor was Karsten Landro, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.

Its main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Marstal.