Samsø Municipality
Samsø municipality is a municipality in the region of Midtjylland in Denmark.
Samsø municipality covers an area of 114.71 km² in the Kattegat sea, between the Danish mainland of Jutland and Zealand and comprises the island of Samsø and a number of small surrounding islands. The population is 3,747 and the mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Marcel Meijer, a member of the Socialdemokratiet political party. The seat of the municipal council is the town of Tranebjerg.
Since Samsø is an island municipality, Odder to the west in Jutland is the only neighbouring municipality. To the east is the strait of Samsø Bælt, separating Samsø from Zealand.
Ferry services connect the town of Sælvig to the town of Hov in Odder Municipality, and the town of Kolby Kås to the city of Kalundborg on Zealand.
Samsø Municipality was not merged with any adjacent municipality under the municipal reform of 2007, as it agreed to enter into a "municipal cooperation agreement" with Aarhus Municipality and limited cooperation with Odder Municipality.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
