Karup municipality
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For the airport in Karup, see Karup Airport
Until 1 January 2007 Karup municipality was a municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Viborg County
on the Jutland
peninsula in northern Denmark
. The municipality covered an area of 163 km², and had a total population of 6,709 (2005). Its last mayor was Kjeld Merstrand, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Karup.
Karup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged, with Bjerringbro
, Fjends
, Møldrup
, Tjele
, and Viborg
municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,390 km² and a total population of 88,945 (2005). The municipality belongs to Region Midtjylland
("Mid-Jutland Region").
depicting a Black Grouse
(in Danish
: urfugl), a bird once typical for many areas in Jutland, but now extinct in Denmark. The municipality is one of the few Danish municipalities using its own flag; it is white with the coat of arms in the centre.
Karup Airport
Karup Airport is an airport in Denmark.At the request of some middle-and West Jutland politicians airport, it was opened on 1 November 1965 when the first direct connection between Karup and Copenhagen was opened....
Until 1 January 2007 Karup municipality was a municipality (Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
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) in Viborg County
Viborg County
Viborg Amt is a former county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland...
on the Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
peninsula in northern Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The municipality covered an area of 163 km², and had a total population of 6,709 (2005). Its last mayor was Kjeld Merstrand, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Karup.
Karup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged, with Bjerringbro
Bjerringbro municipality
Until 1 January 2007, Bjerringbro municipality was a municipality in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 207 km², and had a total population of 13,922 . Its latest mayor was Poul Vesterbæk, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Fjends
Fjends municipality
Until 1 January 2007, Fjends municipality was a municipality in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 236 km², and had a total population of 8,152 . Its last mayor was Svend Aage Jensen, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Møldrup
Møldrup municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Møldrup municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 212 km², and had a total population of 7, 670 . Its last mayor was Gunnar Korsbæk, a member of the Venstre political...
, Tjele
Tjele municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Tjele municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 273 km², and had a total population of 8,641 . Its last mayor was Anna Margrethe Kaalund...
, and Viborg
Viborg municipality
Viborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,390 km², and has a total population of 92,084...
municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,390 km² and a total population of 88,945 (2005). The municipality belongs to Region Midtjylland
Region Midtjylland
Central Denmark Region or Central Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...
("Mid-Jutland Region").
Official symbols
The municipality uses a coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
depicting a Black Grouse
Black Grouse
The Black Grouse or Blackgame is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal...
(in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
: urfugl), a bird once typical for many areas in Jutland, but now extinct in Denmark. The municipality is one of the few Danish municipalities using its own flag; it is white with the coat of arms in the centre.