Vejen

Vejen is a municipality (Danish, "kommune") in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. 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 (Liberal Party) political party.

The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area whit 1,2 mio inhabitants where it makes up the most south western part. [ [http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf] ] .

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen.

On January 1, 2007 Vejen municipality was, as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Brørup, Holsted, and Rødding municipalities to form an enlarged Vejen municipality.

Villages in Vejen
*Store Andst
*Andst Stationsby
*Askov
*Bække
*Gæsten

External links

* [http://www.vejenkom.dk Municipality's official website]
* [http://www.vejenkunstmuseum.dk Vejen Art Museum]

References

* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]