Grindsted municipality
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Until January 1, 2007, Grindsted municipality was a municipality (Danish
, kommune) in Ribe County
on the Jutland Peninsula
in south-west Denmark
. The municipality covered an area of 382 km², and had a total population of 17,379 (2005). Its latest mayor was Ib Kristensen, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
. The site of its municipal council was the town of Grindsted
. The municipality's motto was "Grindsted - Vi har det hele" which means "Grindsted - We have it all".
The town of Grindsted has good schools and good educational possibilities, and a well-built infrastructure
for cars
and pedestrians. It lies in the center of Denmark.
Grindsted municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged into the existing Billund municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 536 km² and a total population of 26.103(2006).
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune) in Ribe County
Ribe County
Ribe Amt is a former county on the Jutland peninsula of southwest Denmark. It included Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region of Southern Denmark .-List of County Mayors:-Municipalities :...
on the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
The Jutland Peninsula or more historically the Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe, divided between Denmark and Germany. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri....
in south-west Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The municipality covered an area of 382 km², and had a total population of 17,379 (2005). Its latest mayor was Ib Kristensen, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
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. The site of its municipal council was the town of Grindsted
Grindsted
Grindsted with a population of 9,548 was the site of the municipal council of now abolished Grindsted Municipality, Denmark. Today Grindsted is the municipal seat and largest town of Billund Municipality....
. The municipality's motto was "Grindsted - Vi har det hele" which means "Grindsted - We have it all".
The town of Grindsted has good schools and good educational possibilities, and a well-built infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
for cars
Automobile
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and pedestrians. It lies in the center of Denmark.
Grindsted municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged into the existing Billund municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 536 km² and a total population of 26.103(2006).