Galten municipality

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Galten municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 72,73 km², and has a total population of 11.086 (2005). Its mayor is Jens Grønlund, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The site of its municipal council is the town of Galten.

Neighboring municipalities are Aarhus to the east, Hammel to the north, Gjern and Ry to the west, and Hørning to the south.

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

Galten Parish
Sjelle Parish
Skivholme Parish
Skovby Parish
Skørring Parish
Stjær Parish
Storring Parish

By January 1, 2007 Galten municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Hørning, Ry, and Skanderborg municipalities to form the new Skanderborg municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 416 km² and a total population of 49,469 (2005).