Aarhus municipality

Aarhus municipality, also commonly known by its Danish spelling Århus municipality, is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 469 km², and has a total population of 294.954 (2005). Its Lord Mayor is Louise Gade, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

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Danish - Kommune - Aarhus County - Jutland - Denmark - Km² - Lord Mayor - Venstre - Political party

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

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Neighboring municipalities are Rosenholm to the north, Hadsten, Hinnerup, and Hammel to the northwest, Galten, Hørning, and Skanderborg to the west, and Odder to the south.

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Rosenholm - Hadsten - Hinnerup - Hammel - Galten - Hørning - Skanderborg - Odder

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Aarhus municipality will not be merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).

Related Topics:
January 1 - 2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)

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