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Encyclopedia > Horsens municipality

Horsens municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality is the second largest in Vejle county after Kolding municipality. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 189 km². It has a total population of 58,560 (2005). Its mayor is Vagn Ry Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) 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. ... Kolding municipality is a municipality in south-east Denmark, in the county of Vejle. ... Endelave is a Danish island in the Kattegat. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political 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 city of Horsens. Horsens is a Danish town in east Jutland. ...


Neighboring municipalities are Brædstrup and Gedved to the north, Tørring-Uldum to the west, and Juelsminde and Hedensted to the south. To the east is Horsens Fjord. Gedved municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Juelsminde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ...


The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the city of Horsens with a number of existing parishes:

  • Endelave Parish
  • Hansted Parish
  • Hatting Parish
  • Kloster Parish
  • Lundum Parish
  • Nebel Parish
  • Sønderbro Parish
  • Tamdrup Parish
  • Torsted Parish
  • Tyrsted Parish
  • Uth Parish
  • Vær Parish

By January 1, 2007 Horsens municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with existing Brædstrup (except for Voerladegård Parish) and Gedved 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. 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Gedved municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Municipality population

As of January 1st in the following years:

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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