Aalestrup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 176 km², and has a total population of 7,631 (2005). Its mayor is Rigmor Sandborg. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Viborg and Nyslott County was a county in Finnish Karelia 1634–1743, returned to Finland 1812–1944 under the name of Viborg County Viborgs Amt (English Viborg County) is a county in western Denmark, in the north-central part of the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Aalestrup.

Neighboring municipalities are Hobro to the southeast, Nørager to the northeast, Aars to the northt, Farsø to the northwest, and Møldrup to the south. The municipality lies on the eastern shores of the region known as Himmerland, a part of the Jutland peninsula; the western border of the municipality is partially defined by the waters of Lovn's Broadening (Lovns Bredning). Hobro is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Nørager is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Aars is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Farsø is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Møldrup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Himmerland is a flat province in north-eastern Jutland, Denmark. ...

By January 1, 2007 Aalestrup municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Farsø, Løgstør, and Aars municipalities to form the new Vesthimmerland municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 815 km² and a total population of 39,176 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Farsø is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Løgstør is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Aars is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 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. ...

External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Vesthimmerland municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map==References ==