Central Denmark Region or Central Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark

Regions of Denmark

The Regions of Denmark were created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. The five regions replace the former sixteen counties . At the same time, the number of municipalities was cut from 270 to 98. The reform was made effective on 1 January 2007.- List of regions :The names of the regions...

 established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties

Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 counties , and 270 municipalities . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five Regions and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....

 ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities

Municipalities of Denmark

This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...

 were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007.

Geography

Central Denmark Region is located on the north-central portion 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

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

 and consists of the former counties of Ringkjøbing

Ringkjøbing County

Ringkjøbing Amt is a former county on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. It had the lowest population density of all the Danish counties. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Midtjylland Ringkjøbing Amt (English, Ringkjøbing County) is a former...

 and Århus (save the western half of Mariager municipality

Mariager municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Mariager municipality was a municipality in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a total population of 8,300...

 which joined Region Nordjylland

Region Nordjylland

North Denmark Region or North Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...

), most of the former county of Viborg

Viborg County

Viborg Amt is a former county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland...

, and the northern half of Vejle County

Vejle County

Vejle Amt is a former county on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it was divided between Region Midtjylland and Region of Southern Denmark...

. The areas in question from the two latter counties were the former municipalities of Bjerringbro

Bjerringbro municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Bjerringbro municipality was a municipality in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 207 km², and had a total population of 13,922 . Its latest mayor was Poul Vesterbæk, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Fjends

Fjends municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Fjends municipality was a municipality in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 236 km², and had a total population of 8,152 . Its last mayor was Svend Aage Jensen, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Hvorslev

Hvorslev municipality

Until January 1, 2007, Hvorslev municipality was a municipality in Viborg County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 128 km², and had a total population of 6,900 . Its last mayor was Kurt Andreasen, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Karup

Karup municipality

For the airport in Karup, see Karup AirportUntil 1 January 2007 Karup municipality was a municipality in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 163 km², and had a total population of 6,709...

, Kjellerup

Kjellerup municipality

Until 1 January 2007 Kjellerup municipality was a municipality in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 255 km², and had a total population of 13,953 . Its last mayor was Hans-Jørgen Hørning, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Møldrup

Møldrup municipality

Until 1 January 2007 Møldrup municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 212 km², and had a total population of 7, 670 . Its last mayor was Gunnar Korsbæk, a member of the Venstre political...

, Sallingsund

Sallingsund municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Sallingsund municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County in the northwest of the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 99 km², and had a total population of 6,083...

, Skive

Skive municipality

Skive municipality is a municipality in Central Denmark Region at the base of Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 682 km², and has a total population of 48,356...

, Spøttrup

Spøttrup municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Spøttrup municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark...

, Sundsøre

Sundsøre municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Sundsøre municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality included the island of Fur, and covered an area of 171 km². It had a total population of 6,464...

, Tjele

Tjele municipality

Until 1 January 2007 Tjele municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 273 km², and had a total population of 8,641 . Its last mayor was Anna Margrethe Kaalund...

, and Viborg

Viborg municipality

Viborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,390 km², and has a total population of 92,084...

 from Viborg County

Viborg County

Viborg Amt is a former county in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland...

 and Brædstrup

Brædstrup municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Brædstrup municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a total population of 8.728 . Its last mayor was Torkild Skifter, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Gedved

Gedved municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Gedved municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 151 km², and had a total population of 10,215 . Its last mayor was Ejgil W. Rasmussen, a member of the Venstre political party...

, Hedensted

Hedensted municipality

Hedensted Kommune is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. Its seat and main town is Hedensted.-Overview:...

, Horsens

Horsens municipality

Horsens municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 542 km². It has a total population of 81,957 . Its mayor is Jan Trøjborg, a member of the Social...

, Juelsminde

Juelsminde municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Juelsminde municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality included the island of Hjarnø, and covered an area of 240 km². It had a total population of 15,555 . Its last mayor was Peter Schmidt...

, Nørre-Snede

Nørre-Snede municipality

Until 1 January 2007 Nørre-Snede was a municipality in the former Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 254 km², and had a total population of 7,266 . Its last mayor was Uffe Henneberg, a member of the Venstre political party...

 and Tørring-Uldum

Tørring-Uldum municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Tørring-Uldum municipality was a municipality in the former Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 189 km², and had a total population of 12,519 . Its last mayor was Kirsten Terkelsen, a member of the Venstre political...

 from Vejle County

Vejle County

Vejle Amt is a former county on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it was divided between Region Midtjylland and Region of Southern Denmark...

.

Municipalities

• Århus Municipality
• Favrskov Municipality
  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 ....
  
  
• Hedensted Municipality
  Hedensted municipality
  Hedensted Kommune is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. Its seat and main town is Hedensted.-Overview:...
  
  
• Herning Municipality
  Herning
  Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
  
  
• Holstebro Municipality
• Horsens Municipality
  Horsens municipality
  Horsens municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 542 km². It has a total population of 81,957 . Its mayor is Jan Trøjborg, a member of the Social...
  
  
• Ikast-Brande Municipality
  Ikast-Brande municipality
  Ikast-Brande is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 768 km² and a total population of 39,893 ....
  
  
• Lemvig Municipality
• Norddjurs Municipality
  Norddjurs municipality
  Norddjurs is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 661 km² and a total population of 38,581 ....
  
  
• Odder Municipality
  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...
  
  
• Randers Municipality
  Randers municipality
  Randers Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 793 km², and has a total population of 94,750 . Its mayor is Henning Jensen Nyhuus, a member of the Social Democrats...
  
  
• Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
  Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality
  Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality is a municipality in Denmark. It was formed on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 administrative reform from the former municipalities of Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, Skjern, and Videbæk. The new municipality has an area of 1,485 km², the largest, area wise,...
  
  
• Samsø Municipality
  Samsø municipality
  Samsø municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the island of Samsø in central Denmark. The island is located in the Kattegat between the Danish mainland of Jutland and the island of Zealand . The municipality includes the small island of Hjortholm off its northeast coast, and it...
  
  
• Silkeborg Municipality
  Silkeborg municipality
  Silkeborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857 km², and has a total population of 87,371 . Its mayor is Hanne Bæk Olsen, a member of the Social Democratic party...
  
  
• Skanderborg Municipality
  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...
  
  
• Skive Municipality
  Skive municipality
  Skive municipality is a municipality in Central Denmark Region at the base of Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 682 km², and has a total population of 48,356...
  
  
• Struer Municipality
• Syddjurs Municipality
  Syddjurs municipality
  Syddjurs municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area...
  
  
• Viborg Municipality
  Viborg municipality
  Viborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,390 km², and has a total population of 92,084...
  
  

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