Rønde municipality

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Rønde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 101 km², and has a total population of 7.111 (2005). Its mayor is Vilfred Friborg Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

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

Neighboring municipalities are Ebeltoft to the south and east, Midtdjurs to the northeast, and Rosenholm to the west. Part of its southern boundary is defined by the waters of Kalø Cove (Kalø Vig).

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

Bregnet Parish
Feldballe Parish
Thorsager Parish

By January 1, 2007 Rønde municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Ebeltoft, Midtdjurs, and Rosenholm municipalities to form the new Syddjurs municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 693 km² and a total population of 40,196 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").