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Aalborg Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.[1] The municipality straddles the Limfjord, the waterway which connects the North Sea and the Kattegat east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland peninsula from the island of Vendsyssel-Thy north-to-south. It has a land area of 1.143.99 km², population 194,149 (2007) and belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county in northern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is the western, continental part of Denmark as well as one of the three historical Lands of Denmark, dividing the North Sea from the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. ... a bridge over Limfjord (Aalborg/Nørresundby) The Limfjord is a shallow sound in Denmark that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Baltic Sea The Kattegat (Danish), or Kattegatt (Swedish), is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. ... Flag of Vendsyssel. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Region Nordjylland (English: Region North Jutland) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ...


It is also the name of the municipality's main city Aalborg and the site of its municipal council, as well as the name of a seaport. View of Aalborg railroad station from J.F. Kennedys Square, 2004 Aalborg (help· info) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ...


The municipality and the town have chosen to retain the traditional spelling of the name as Aalborg, although the new spelling Ålborg is used in other contexts, such as Ålborg Bight (Ålborg Bugt), the body of water which lies to the east of the Jutland peninsula. In geography, bight has two meanings. ...

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Surroundings

The waters splitting the municipality are called Langerak to the east and Gjøl Bredning to the west. The island of Egholm is located in Gjøl Bredning, and is connected by ferry to the city of Aalborg at its southern shore. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ...


The area is typical for the north of Jutland. To the west the Limfjord broadens into an irregular lake (salt water), with low, marshy shores and many islands. Northwest is Store Vildmose ("Greater Wild bog"), a swamp where a mirage is sometimes seen in summer. Southeast lies the similar Lille Vildmose ("Lesser Wild bog"). Store Vildmose was drained and farmed in the beginning of the 20th century, and Lille Vildmose is now the largest moor in Denmark. Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...


Municipal reform of 2007

As of January 1, 2007 Aalborg municipality joined with the municipalities of Hals, Nibe, and Sejlflod to form a new Aalborg municipality. The former Aalborg municipality, including the island of Egholm, covered an area of 560 km², with a total population of 192,353 (2005). It last mayor was Henning G. Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former municipality was bordered by Sejlflod and Hals to the east, Dronninglund and Brønderslev to the north, Aabybro and Nibe to the west, and Støvring and Skørping to the south. It belonged to North Jutland County. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Hals is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Nibe is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Sejlflod is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Egholm is a Danish island in the Limfjord close to Aalborg. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... The Folketing in session. ... Sejlflod is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Hals is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Dronninglund is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Brønderslev Brønderslev is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on Vendsyssel, the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Aabybro is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy, part of the Jutland peninsula, in northern Denmark. ... Nibe is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Støvring is a municipality in North Jutland County in the geographic region of the Jutland peninsula known as Himmerland in northern Denmark. ... Skørping is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county in northern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ...


External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Aalborg municipality
  • Municipality's official website
  • The new Aalborg municipality's website (Danish only)
  • Public Transport in Aalborg and surroundings(Danish only)

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References

  1. ^ Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Columbia University. p. 11.
  • Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
  • Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

 
 

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