Rødekro
Encyclopedia
Rødekro is a town with a population of 6,098 (1 January 2011) and a former municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Aabenraa municipality
in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland
peninsula in south Denmark
. The former Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km², and had a total population of 11,695 (2005). Its last mayor was Tove Larsen, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parish
es:
On January 1, 2007 Rødekro municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bov
, Lundtoft
, Tinglev
, and Aabenraa
municipalities to form the new Aabenraa municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 951 km² and a total population of 60,151 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark ("South Denmark Region").
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 Aabenraa municipality
Aabenraa Municipality
Aabenraa Municipality or Åbenrå Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark in south-western Denmark. It has existed in its current form since 1 January 2007 following a merger of several smaller municipalities. The municipality has an area of 951 km² and a total population...
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 Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km², and had a total population of 11,695 (2005). Its last mayor was Tove Larsen, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) 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 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined 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:
- Egvad ParishEgvad ParishEgvad Parish is one of the parishes of the former Rødekro Municipality....
- Hellevad Parish
- Hjordkær ParishHjordkær parishHjordkær parish is one of the parishes of the former Rødekro Municipality, now Aabenraa Municipality, Denmark.Hjordkær Church is located in the village of Hjordkær, the largest town of the parish....
- Rise Parish
- Øster Løgum Parish
On January 1, 2007 Rødekro municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bov
Bov municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Bov municipality , was a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 148 km², and had a total population of 9,992 . Its last mayor was Jens Aage Helmig, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Lundtoft
Lundtoft
Until January 1, 2007 Lundtoft was a municipality in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 137 km², and had a total population of 6,184 . Its last mayor was Hans Philip Tietje, a member of the Venstre political party...
, Tinglev
Tinglev
Tinglev is a town with a population of 2,816 in Aabenraa municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark....
, and Aabenraa
Aabenraa Municipality
Aabenraa Municipality or Åbenrå Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark in south-western Denmark. It has existed in its current form since 1 January 2007 following a merger of several smaller municipalities. The municipality has an area of 951 km² and a total population...
municipalities to form the new Aabenraa municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 951 km² and a total population of 60,151 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark ("South Denmark Region").