Vejle Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,055 km², and has a total population of 104,933 (2008). Its mayor is Leif Skov, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Vejle.
On 1 January 2007 Vejle Municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Børkop, Egtved, Give and Jelling municipalities to form an enlarged Vejle Municipality.
Notable elements
- Haraldskær Woman
- The Jelling Monument (UNESCO World Heritage site)
External links
- Municipality's official website
- Vejle municipal Atlas (In Danish)
- Vejle Byhistoriske Arkiv & Stadsarkiv (City Historical Archive) (In Danish, some English)
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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