Lemvig

Lemvig is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkjøbing County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 466 km², and has a population of 18,070 (2005). Its mayor is Jørgen Nørby, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Related Topics:
Danish - Kommune - Ringkjøbing County - Jutland - Denmark - Km² - Venstre - Political party

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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Lemvig. The town has a population of 7,282.

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Neighboring municipalities are Struer to the east, Thyborøn-Harboøre to the north, and Ulfborg-Vemb to the south.

Related Topics:
Struer - Thyborøn-Harboøre - Ulfborg-Vemb

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Most of its northern border is defined by the waters of Nissum Bredning, a large body of water connected to the North Sea, which lies directly to the west of the municipality. The waters of the North Sea enter the Nissum Bredning through the Thyborøn Channel (Thyboren Kanal). The Nissum Bredning is the westernmost part of the Limfjord (Limfjorden), a shallow sound that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy to the north of the municipality from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula.

Related Topics:
North Sea - Thyborøn Channel - Limfjord - Vendsyssel-Thy

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A significant part of its southern border is defined by the waters of Bøvling Fjord, Indfjorden and Nissum Fjord. A string of islands define the western perimeter of the waters south of the municipality; some of these islands belong to the municipality, and others belong to its southern neighbor, Ulfborg-Vemb. These waters at the municipality's southern border, encompassing the three fjords, plus Fejsted Kog is a national park.

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The Lem Cove (Lem Vig) leads into the town of Lemvig from Nissum Bredning. Lake Ferring (Ferring Sø) lies north of the town of Ferring.

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The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes:

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• Bøvling Parish
• Dybe Parish
• Fabjerg Parish
• Ferring Parish
• Fjaltring Parish
• Flynder Parish
• Gudum Parish
• Heldum Parish
• Hove Parish
• Hygum Parish
• Lemvig Parish
• Lomborg Parish
• Møborg Parish
• Nees Parish
• Nørlem Parish
• Nørre Nissum Parish
• Ramme Parish
• Rom Parish
• Trans Parish
• Tørring Parish
• Vandborg Nissum Parish

By January 1, 2007 Lemvig municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Thyborøn-Harboøre municipality to form the new Lemvig municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 510 km² and a total population of 22,760 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").

Related Topics:
January 1 - 2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) - Thyborøn-Harboøre - Km² - Region Midtjylland

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