| Aalborg Municipality (Aalborg Kommune) | ||
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 Nytorv, Aalborg City Centre
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| Country |  Denmark |
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| Region | Region Nordjylland | |
| City | Aalborg | |
| Seat | Aalborg City Hall | |
| - coordinates | 57°2′47″N 9°55′9″E / 57.04639°N 9.91917°E | |
| Area | 1,144 km2 (442 sq mi) | |
| Population | 196,292 (2009) | |
| Density | 172 /km2 (445 /sq mi) | |
| City Council | 2007 | |
| Mayor | Henning G. Jensen (Social Democrats) | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC2) | |
 Location of Aalborg Municipality
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| Website: Aalborg Municipality | ||
Aalborg Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.[1] The municipality straddles the Limfjord, the waterway which connects the North Sea and the Kattegat east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland peninsula from the island of Vendsyssel-Thy north-to-south. It has a land area of 1,143.99 km², population 196,292 (2009) and belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
It is also the name of the municipality's main city Aalborg and the site of its municipal council, as well as the name of a seaport.
The municipality and the town have chosen to retain the traditional spelling of the name as Aalborg, although the new spelling Ålborg is used in other contexts, such as Ålborg Bight (Ålborg Bugt), the body of water which lies to the east of the Jutland peninsula.
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Surroundings
The waters splitting the municipality are called Langerak to the east and Gjøl Bredning to the west. The island of Egholm is located in Gjøl Bredning, and is connected by ferry to the city of Aalborg at its southern shore.
The area is typical for the north of Jutland. To the west the Limfjord broadens into an irregular lake (salt water), with low, marshy shores and many islands. Northwest is Store Vildmose ("Greater Wild bog"), a swamp where a mirage is sometimes seen in summer. Southeast lies the similar Lille Vildmose ("Lesser Wild bog"). Store Vildmose was drained and farmed in the beginning of the 20th century, and Lille Vildmose is now the largest moor in Denmark.
Municipal reform of 2007
As of January 1,, 2007 Aalborg municipality joined with the municipalities of Hals, Nibe, and Sejlflod to form a new Aalborg municipality. The former Aalborg municipality, including the island of Egholm, covered an area of 560 km², with a total population of 192,353 (2005). Its last mayor was Henning G. Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The former municipality was bordered by Sejlflod and Hals to the east, Dronninglund and Brønderslev to the north, Aabybro and Nibe to the west, and Støvring and Skørping to the south. It belonged to North Jutland County.
External links
- (English)About Aalborg from Nordjyske Medier (A local Media Group)
- (English)Aalborg Municipality's official website
- (English)VisitAalborg (Aalborg Tourist Office)
- (Danish)Website for Aalborg Municipality's former Municipality Reformation Board
- (Danish)Public Transport in Aalborg and surroundings
- (Danish)Searchable map
References
- ^ Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Columbia University. p. 11.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro map with named municipalities
- Aalborg in figures 2008, a publication from Aalborg Municipality.
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