Vejle municipality

Vejle municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 144 km², and has a total population of 56,104 (2005). Its mayor is Flemming Christensen, a member of the Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) political party.

Related Topics:
Municipality - Danish - Kommune - Vejle County - Jutland - Denmark - Km² - Socialist People's Party - Political party

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

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Neighboring municipalities are Hedensted to the northeast, Tørring-Uldum to the north, Jelling to the northwest, Egtved to the west, and Børkop to the southwest.

Related Topics:
Hedensted - Tørring-Uldum - Jelling - Egtved - Børkop

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By January 1, 2007 Vejle municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with Børkop, Egtved, Give and Jelling municipalities to form a new Vejle municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 1,055 km² and a total population of 82,935 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").

Related Topics:
2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) - Børkop - Egtved - Give - Jelling - Km² - Region Syddanmark

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