Map of the future municipality

Hedensted municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 137 km², and has a total population of 16,877 (2005). Its mayor is Jørn Juhl Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... 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; 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. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... The Folketing in session. ...

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

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Juelsminde to the east, Horsens to the northeast, Tørring-Uldum to the west, and Vejle to the south. Defining part of its southern border is Vejle Fjord, which also separates the municipality from its other municipal neightbor to the south Børkop municipality. Juelsminde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Horsens municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Vejle municipality is a municipality (kommune) in south-east Denmark, in the county of Vejle. ... Børkop municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. ...

By January 1, 2007 Hedensted municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with Juelsminde municipality and most of Tørring-Uldum municipality to form a new Hedensted municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 565 km² and a total population of 56,508 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region"). 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). ... Juelsminde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Region Midtjylland (English: Region Central Jutland) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ...

A portion of Tørring-Uldum will be split off and merged into the new Vejle municipality.

External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Vejle 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