Blaabjerg

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Blaabjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 254 km², and has a total population of 6,509 (2005). Its mayor is Preben Olesen.

The site of its municipal council is the town of Nørre Nebel.

Neighboring municipalities are Varde to the east, Egvad and Holmsland to the north, and Blåvandshuk to the south. To the west is the North Sea.

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

Henne Parish
Kvong Parish
Lunde Parish
Lydum Parish
Lønne Parish
Nørre Nebel Parish
Ovtrup Parish

By January 1, 2007 Blaabjerg municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Blåvandshuk, Helle, Varde, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality.