Aarhus Municipality
Aarhus Municipality (Danish: Aarhus Kommune, also commonly known by its alternative Danish spelling Århus Kommune, Århus Municipality), is a municipality in the Central Region, on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 470.95 km2 (181.83 sq mi) (www.noegletal.dk), and has a population of 326,246 (January 1, 2015) ("statistikbanken.dk befolkning og valg"). The current Mayor of Aarhus municipality is Jacob Bundsgaard of the Social Democrats,[1] who took over after Nicolai Wammen in August 2011.[2] Wammen wanted to focus on the upcoming election for Parliament.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Aarhus.[3]
Neighbouring municipalities are Syddjurs to the north, Favrskov to the northwest, Skanderborg to the southwest, and Odder to the south.
Aarhus Municipality was not merged with other municipalities in the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) due to its already relatively large size and population.
It forms part of the East Jutland metropolitan area.
The city of Aarhus
The city of Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark, the principal port on the east coast of Jutland, and the seat of Denmark's second-largest bishopric. Until 31 December 2006 it was the council site for the now abolished Aarhus County.
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro map with named municipalities
Notes
- ↑ Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard: City of Aarhus
- ↑ Gallerie af borgmesterportrætter: Aarhus Kommune
- ↑ "Welcome from the Mayor: City of Aarhus". aarhuskommune.dk. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Århus. |
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Wikisource has the text of a 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article about Aarhus Municipality. |
- Municipality's official website
- (Danish)Krak searchable/printable map(outline of municipality does not print out!)
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