Lemvig is a municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the
Jutland
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peninsula in west
Denmark
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. The municipality covers an area of 516.63 km
2, and has a population of 20,657 (1 January 2015). Its mayor is Erik Flyvholm, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Lemvig
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. The town has a population of 6,966.
The current municipality was enlarged on January 1, 2007 as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) when the former
Thyborøn-Harboøre municipality was merged into the existing Lemvig municipality.
A significant part of its southern border is defined by the waters of Bøvling Fjord, Indfjorden and
Nissum Fjord. A string of islands define the western perimeter of the waters south of the municipality; some of these islands belong to the municipality, and others belong to its southern neighbor, Ulfborg-Vemb. These waters at the municipality's southern border, encompassing the three fjords, plus ''Fejsted Kog'' is a
national park
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The Lem Cove (''Lem Vig'') leads into the town of Lemvig from
Nissum Bredning. Lake Ferring (''Ferring Sø'') lies north of the town of Ferring.
Locations
The municipality was originally created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipal Reform") that merged a number of existing
parish
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es:
The four largest locations in the Municipality are:
The town of Lemvig
Attractions
* The museum of religious art (Museet for religiøs kunst)
* Bovbjerg Fyr, a light tower at the western coast near Ferring
* ''Ramme Dige''
*
Jens Søndergård Museum in Ferring
*
Lemvig Museum in the town of Lemvig
* The ''planetstien'' ("planet trail") at the edge of Lemvig town shows
a model of the
Solar System
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at a scale of 1:1.000.000.000. The model of the Sun, 1.4 metres in diameter, is in a small park on the edge of town. The other planets follow along a path far out of town, represented as small bronze balls on granite pedestals. The outer planet, Pluto, is nearly 5 kilometres away from the Sun. The trail is part of the
Lemvig Museum.
Politics
Municipal council
Lemvig's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Notable people
*
Vilhelm Prior (1835 in at Mølgård in Vandborg Parish, west of Lemvig - 1910) a Danish book dealer and publisher
References
* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map* Limfjordscu
Big international footballtournament in Lemvig
External links
Municipality's official websiteLemvig tourist bureau (in English, German and Danish)*
ttp://www.limfjordscup.dk/ Big international footballtournament in LemvigThe biggest youth basketball tournament in Denmark
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Populated places established in 2007