Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish

Danish language

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, kommune

Municipalities of Denmark

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) in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland

Jutland

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 peninsula in south Denmark

Denmark

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. The municipality covers an area of 817 km², and has a total population of 42,447 (2008). Its mayor is Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

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 (Liberal Party) political party

Politics of Denmark

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The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area

East Jutland metropolitan area

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 with 1,2 million inhabitants where it makes up the southwesternmost part.
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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen

Vejen

Vejen Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km², and has a total population of 42,447...

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History

On January 1, 2007, Vejen municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Brørup

Brørup

Brørup is a town with a population of 4,442 in Vejen municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark.Until January 1, 2007, Brørup was also a municipality in Ribe County. The municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 6,485...

, Holsted

Holsted

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, and Rødding

Rødding

Rødding is a town with a population of 2,622 and a former municipality in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The former Rødding municipality covered an area of 273 km², and had a total population of 10,915...

 municipalities to form an enlarged Vejen municipality.

Villages in Vejen Municipality

• Store Andst
  Store Andst
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• Andst Stationsby
• Askov
• Bække
• Gesten
• Skodborg
• Lindtrup
• Føvling
• Sønder Hygum
• Foldingbro
• Københoved

External links

• Municipality's official website
• Vejen Art Museum