Kjellerup municipality
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Until 1 January 2007 Kjellerup municipality was a municipality (Danish
, kommune) in Aarhus County
on the Jutland
peninsula in central Denmark
. The municipality covered an area of 255 km², and had a total population of 13,953 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans-Jørgen Hørning, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Kjellerup
.
Kjellerup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Gjern
, Silkeborg
and Them
, municipalities to form the new Silkeborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 857 km² and a total population of 84,167 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Midtjylland
("Mid-Jutland Region").
The capital city was Kjellerup
.
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) in Aarhus County
Aarhus County
Aarhus County or Århus County is a former county in central Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland . A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland...
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 central 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 255 km², and had a total population of 13,953 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans-Jørgen Hørning, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) 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 Kjellerup
Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 4,795 Its located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.The town was the seat of the former Kjellerup Municipality....
.
Kjellerup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Gjern
Gjern municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Gjern municipality is a municipality in Aarhus County in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 144 km², and had a total population of 8.134 . Its last mayor was Ella Porskær, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Silkeborg
Silkeborg municipality
Silkeborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857 km², and has a total population of 87,371 . Its mayor is Hanne Bæk Olsen, a member of the Social Democratic party...
and Them
Them municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Them municipality was a municipality in the former Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 210 km², and had a total population of 7,000 . Its last mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Socialist People's Party ...
, municipalities to form the new Silkeborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 857 km² and a total population of 84,167 (2005). The new 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").
The capital city was Kjellerup
Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 4,795 Its located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.The town was the seat of the former Kjellerup Municipality....
.