Aalborg

Aalborg (Danish: Aalborg, alternately ?lborg according to new spelling rules) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality straddles the Limfjord, the waterway which connects the North Sea and the Kattegat east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland peninsula from the island of Vendsyssel-Thy north-to-south.

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It is also the name of the municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council, as well as the name of a seaport.

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The municipality and the town have chosen to retain the traditional spelling of the name as Aalborg, although the new spelling is used in other contexts, such as ?lborg Bay (?lborg Bugt), the body of water which lies to the east of the Jutland peninsula.

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The municipality, which includes the island of Egholm, covers an area of 560 km?, and has a total population of 163.228 (2005). The mayor of the municipality is Henning G. Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

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Neighboring municipalities are Sejlflod and Hals to the east, Dronninglund and Br?nderslev to the north, Aabybro and Nibe to the west, and St?vring and Sk?rping to the south. The waters splitting the municipality are called Langerak to the east and Gj?l Bredning to the west. The island of Egholm is located in Gj?l Bredning, and is connected by ferry to the city of Aalborg at its southern shore.

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By January 1, 2007 Aalborg municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with existing Hals, Nibe, and Sejlflod municipalities to form the new Aalborg municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 1,171 km? and a total population of 192,353 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

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North Jutland County: Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the largest county in Denmark, but has a relatively low population. The county seat is Aalborg, the fourth largest city of Denmark....