Aarhus Municipality, also commonly known by its Danish

Danish language

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 spelling Århus Municipality, is a municipality (Danish, kommune

Township

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) on the east coast of the Jutland

Jutland

Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...

 peninsula in central Denmark

Denmark

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. The municipality covers an area of 469 km² (181.1 sq mi), and has a total population of 307.000 ( 1 Oktober 2009). Its Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

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 is Nicolai Wammen

Nicolai Wammen

Nicolai Halby Wammen is a Danish politician, representing the Social Democrats. He used to be the mayor of Aarhus. Now he's the Minister for European Affairs in Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.-External links:*...

, a member of the Socialdemokraterne

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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 (Social Democrats) political party

Politics of Denmark

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The main town and the site of its municipal council

Municipal council

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 is the city of Aarhus

Aarhus

Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

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Neighbouring municipalities are Syddjurs

Syddjurs municipality

Syddjurs municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area...

 to the north, Favrskov

Favrskov municipality

Favrskov is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 487 km² and has a total population of 45,604 ....

 to the northwest, Skanderborg

Skanderborg municipality

Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area...

 to the southwest, and Odder

Odder municipality

Odder municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark just south of Aarhus and is a part of the greater Aarhus area. The municipality includes the islands of Alrø and Tunø, and covers an area of 225 km². It has a total population...

 to the south.

Aarhus Municipality was not merged with other municipalities in the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) due to its already relatively large size and population.

The city of Aarhus

The city of Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark, the principal port on the east coast of Jutland

Jutland

Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...

, and the seat of Denmark's second-largest bishopric. Until December 31, 2006 it was the council site for the now abolished Aarhus County

Aarhus County

Aarhus County or Århus County is a former county in central Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when almost all of it merged into Region Midtjylland . A very small portion was merged into Region Nordjylland...

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External links

• Municipality's official websiteKrak searchable/printable map(outline of municipality does not print out!)