Gram Castle

Gram Castle and Inn in wintertime

Gram is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 131 km², and has a total population of 4,860 (2005). Its mayor is Hans Peter Geil, 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. ... Sønderjyllands Amt (English: South Jutland County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost 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. ... The Folketing in session. ...

The site of its municipal council is in the town of Gram.

Neighboring municipalities are Vojens to the east, Rødding to the north, Ribe_County and Skærbæk to the west, and Nørre-Rangstrup to the south. Vojens is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Rødding is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Ribes Amt (English Ribe County) is a county in southwest Denmark on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Skærbæk is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Nørre-Rangstrup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ...

By January 1, 2007 Gram municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Haderslev and Vojens municipalities, as well as Bjerning, Hjerndrup, Fjelstrup og Bevtoft parishes of Christiansfeld municipality to form the new Haderslev municipality. 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). ... Map of the future municipality Haderslev (German: Hadersleben) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Vojens is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Christiansfeld is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

Attractions

Gram Castle was built in the period 1540-1750, and lies in a park which is open to the public. The castle itself is not available for touring.

External links

• Municipality's official website
• Gram toursim information
• The new Haderslev 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