Randers municipality

Randers municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 154 km², and has a total population of 62,336 (2005). Its mayor is Michael Aastrup Jensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

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

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

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Neighboring municipalities are Sønderhald and Nørhald to the east, Purhus to the north and west, Langå to the west and south, and Hadsten to the south.

Related Topics:
Sønderhald - Nørhald - Purhus - Langå - Hadsten

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The Guden River (Gudenå), Denmark's longest river runs from Randers Fjord in Nørhald municipality to the east, through the city of Randers, and splits in two ca. 5 kilometers west of the central city. The northern tributary is called Nørreå ("Northern River"), and it continues westward, defining part of the boundary between Århus and Viborg Counties, and terminates at Vedsø ("Lake Ved") near the town of Rindsholm in Viborg municipality. The 160 kilometer long Guden River continues to Tinnet Krat in Vejle County.

Related Topics:
Gudenå - Randers Fjord - Århus - Viborg

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The city's nearly 3 kilometer long Guden River Park (Gudenåparken) stretches along the river's banks in the center of the town.

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By January 1, 2007 Randers municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Nørhald, Purhus, and a portion of each of the following municipalities? Langå, Sønderhald, and Mariager? to form the new Randers municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 793 km² and a total population of 96,409 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").

Related Topics:
2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) - Nørhald - Purhus - Langå - Sønderhald - Mariager - Km² - Region Midtjylland

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