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Gedved municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 151 km², and has a total population of 10.215 (2005). Its mayor is Ejgil W. Rasmussen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Vejles Amt (English Vejle County) is a county in southern Denmark, on the east coast 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. ... Venstre (in Danish literally: Left) is the biggest political party in Denmark, ideologically based on free market Liberalism, now a right-of-centre party. ... // Government Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). ...


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


Neighboring municipalities are Odder to the east, Skanderborg and Brædstrup to the northwest, and Horsens to the south. Jump to: navigation, search Odder municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ...


By January 1, 2007 Gedved municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Brædstrup (with the exception of Voerladegård Parish) and Horsens municipalities to form to form a new Horsens municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 542 km² and a total population of ca. 80,000 (2005). Jump to: navigation, search January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


External links

  • Municipality's official website
  • The new Horsens 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


 

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