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Central Denmark Region — Region of Denmark — Country Denmark Largest city Århus Capital Viborg Municipalities 19- Århus
- Favrskov
- Hedensted
- Herning
- Holstebro
- Horsens
- Ikast-Brande
- Lemvig
- Norddjurs
- Odder
- Randers
- Ringkøbing-Skjern
- Samsø
- Silkeborg
- Skanderborg
- Skive
- Struer
- Syddjurs
- Viborg
Government - Chairman Bent Hansen (Social Democrats) Area - Total 13,053 km2 (5,039.8 sq mi) Population (2008) - Total 1,237,041 - Density 94.8/km2 (245.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Website www.regionmidtjylland.dk Central Denmark Region[1] or Central Jutland Region[2] (Danish: Region Midtjylland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007.
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Geography
Central Denmark Region is located on the north-central portion of the Jutland peninsula and consists of the former counties of Ringkjøbing and Århus (save the western half of Mariager municipality which joined Region Nordjylland), most of the former county of Viborg, and the northern half of Vejle County. The areas in question from the two latter counties were the former municipalities of Bjerringbro, Fjends, Hvorslev, Karup, Kjellerup, Møldrup, Sallingsund, Skive, Spøttrup, Sundsøre, Tjele, and Viborg from Viborg County and Brædstrup, Gedved, Hedensted, Horsens, Juelsminde, Nørre-Snede and Tørring-Uldum from Vejle County.
Municipalities
- Århus Municipality
- Favrskov Municipality
- Hedensted Municipality
- Herning Municipality
- Holstebro Municipality
- Horsens Municipality
- Ikast-Brande Municipality
- Lemvig Municipality
- Norddjurs Municipality
- Odder Municipality
- Randers Municipality
- Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
- Samsø Municipality
- Silkeborg Municipality
- Skanderborg Municipality
- Skive Municipality
- Struer Municipality
- Syddjurs Municipality
- Viborg Municipality
References
- ^ Central Denmark Region
- ^ Danish state authorities use both the Danish name Midtjylland and the direct translation Central Jutland in English texts. Central Jutland Region or Region of Central Jutland are also widely used by others (e.g. the city of Århus), but the Region itself prefers 'Central Denmark'.
External links
Media related to Region Midtjylland at Wikimedia Commons
Administrative regions of Denmark
Capital Region of Denmark · Central Denmark Region · North Denmark Region · Region Zealand · Region of Southern DenmarkCoordinates: 56°10′N 9°30′E / 56.167°N 9.5°E
Categories:- Central Denmark Region
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