Ulfborg-Vemb
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Ulfborg-Vemb was a municipality (Danish
, kommune) in the former Ringkjøbing County
on the west coast of the Jutland
peninsula in west Denmark
.
By January 1, 2007 Ulfborg-Vemb municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was be merged with existing Holstebro
and Vinderup
municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 790 km² and a total population of 56,204.
Ulfborg-Vemb covered an area of 226 km², and had a total population of 6,959 (2005). Its mayor was Niels Kristian Jensen, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
.
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Ulfborg.
Neighboring municipalities were Trehøje Municipality and Holstebro Municipality to the east, Struer Municipality and Lemvig Municipality to the north, and Ringkøbing Municipality to the south. To the west is the North Sea
. Part of its northern border was defined by Nissum Fjord.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parish
es:
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 the former Ringkjøbing County
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...
on the west 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 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...
.
By January 1, 2007 Ulfborg-Vemb municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was be merged with existing Holstebro
Holstebro
Holstebro Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 790 km², and has a total population of 57,020 . Its mayor is H. C...
and Vinderup
Vinderup
Vinderup Municipality is a former municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The former Vinderup municipality covered an area of 224 km², and had a total population of 8,035 . Its last mayor was Holger Hedegaard, a member of the Venstre political party...
municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 790 km² and a total population of 56,204.
Ulfborg-Vemb covered an area of 226 km², and had a total population of 6,959 (2005). Its mayor was Niels Kristian Jensen, 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 main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Ulfborg.
Neighboring municipalities were Trehøje Municipality and Holstebro Municipality to the east, Struer Municipality and Lemvig Municipality to the north, and Ringkøbing Municipality to the south. To the west is the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
. Part of its northern border was defined by Nissum Fjord.
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:
- Bur Parish
- Gørding Parish
- Husby Parish
- Madum Parish
- Staby Parish
- Sønder Nissum Parish
- Ulfborg Sogn Parish
- Vemb Parish