Welcome to Odder
At the heart of Denmark
Facts about Odder District (2005 figures)
- 21,420 people live in the municipality.
- 11,000 live in Odder.
- The municipality generates approximately 8000 jobs - 4500 people commute to work outside the district – 2000 commute to Odder.
- Unemployment rate: 5.6%
- The municipality covers 225 km2 of land
- 2200 summer cottages are situated at the coast.
Structure of employment
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Taxes: (percentage) 2007 |
District |
24.12 |
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Church |
1.0 |
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Health tax |
8.0 |
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Land tax: (in millions) |
District |
23,5 |
The municipality as a business
- 600 employees (1400 on full time)
- Core activities: Care for the older people, childcare and schools (1000 employees)
- Employees at the town hall: 137
- Expenditure in 2004: 932 million kr. (€ 125 mill)
- Revenue in 2004 (user payments and government reimbursement) 283 mill.kr. (€ 38 mill.).
- Capital expenditure in 2004: 55,2 mill.kr. (€ 7,4 mill)
- Contract management
- Performance based management
- Service-oriented
- Marketing
- Efficiency and productivity
Areas of development
- Make Odder attractive for newcomers
- Attract manufacturing industries
- Commerce and service
- Education, leisure time and culture
- Tourism
Side ID: 1203
