Rødding
Encyclopedia
Rødding is a town with a population of 2,622 (1 January 2011) and a former municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland
peninsula in south Denmark
. The former Rødding municipality covered an area of 273 km², and had a total population of 10,915 (2005). Its last mayor was Tage Sørensen, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parish
es:
On January 1, 2007, Rødding municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Brørup
, Holsted
, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark ("South Denmark Region").
Rødding is the home of the oldest folk high school
in the world, Rødding Højskole.
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
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...
) in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on 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 south 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 former Rødding municipality covered an area of 273 km², and had a total population of 10,915 (2005). Its last mayor was Tage Sørensen, 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
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es:
- Hjerting Parish
- Jels Parish
- Lintrup Parish
- Rødding Parish
- Skodborg , Parish
- Skrave Parish
- Sønder Hygum :da:Sønder Hygum, Parish
- Øster Lindet , Parish
On January 1, 2007, Rødding municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Brørup
Brørup
Brørup is a town with a population of 4,442 in Vejen municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark.Until January 1, 2007, Brørup was also a municipality in Ribe County. The municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 6,485...
, Holsted
Holsted
Holsted is a town with a population of 3,145 and a former municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km², and had a total population of 6,965...
, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark ("South Denmark Region").
Rødding is the home of the oldest folk high school
Folk high school
Folk high schools are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal...
in the world, Rødding Højskole.