Aabenraa Municipality

Aabenraa Municipality
Aabenraa Kommune (Danish)
Kommune Apenrade (German)
Coat of arms of Aabenraa Municipality
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°01′59″N 9°25′01″E / 55.033°N 9.417°E / 55.033; 9.417
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorJan Riber Jakobsen
Area
 • Total941 km2 (363 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total58,657
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.aabenraa.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Aabenraa Municipality (Danish: Aabenraa Kommune, German: Kommune Apenrade) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in southwestern Denmark.[2] The municipality has an area of 940.7 km2 and a total population of 58,657 (2024).[1] Its largest town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Aabenraa. The mayor of the municipality is Jan Riber Jakobsen, representing the Conservative People's Party.[3]

The island of Barsø is located in the northeast corner of the municipality in the Little Belt. Major communities include Lundsbjerg near the capital, Aabenraa; Sogard to the south, Felsted to the east, and Løjt Kirkeby to the north.[4] Løjt Kirkeby is connected by ferry service from the island of Barsø.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Statistikbanken". www.statistikbanken.dk. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  3. ^ "Kommunal- og regionrådsvalg 2013". www.kmdvalg.dk. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Apenrade" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 163.
  6. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

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