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Skanderborg Municipality
Skanderborg Municipality ( da, Skanderborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It covers an area of 462.45 km2, with a population of 65,205 (1. January 2024). Its mayor as of 1 April 2019 is Frands Fischer, representing the '' Social Democrats'' political party. Skanderborg is the municipality's main town, and serves as the seat of the municipal council. On 1 January 2007 Skanderborg municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Galten, Ry, and Hørning municipalities, along with Voerladegård Parish from Brædstrup municipality, to form the present, expanded "Skanderborg Municipality". The former municipality covered an area of 143.22 km2, and had a population of 21,745 (2003). Its last mayor was Aleksander Aagaard, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. The municipality is part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Denmark
Denmark is divided into five regions, which contain 98 municipalities ( da, kommuner , sing.: ). The Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark 19, Zealand 17 and North Denmark 11. This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: ''Strukturreformen''; English: (''The'') ''Structural Reform'') of the public sector of Denmark, effective 26 June 2005 (council elections 15 November 2005), which abolished the 13 counties (; singular ) and created five regions (; singular ) which unlike the counties (1970–2006) (Danish (singular) ''amtskommune'' ) are not municipalities. The 270 municipalities were consolidated into 98 larger units, most of which have at least 20,000 inhabitants. 67 of the present municipalities are mergers as a result of the administrative reform, with Ærø being allowed to merge already on 1 January 2006, and one municipality, Bornholm Regional Municipality, being a merger from 1 January 2003, before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voerladegård Parish
Voerladegård Parish (Danish: ''Voerladegård Sogn'') is a parish in the Diocese of Aarhus in Skanderborg Municipality. The parish contains the village of Voerladegård. Voerladegård Parish was a part of Brædstrup Municipality until 1 January 2007 but except the rest of the municipality, who merged into the new Horsens Municipality, Voerladegård Parish merged into the new Skanderborg Municipality Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It has an area of 429.17 km², and has a population of 61,974 (1 January 2019). .... Skanderborg Municipality Parishes of Denmark References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ry, Denmark
Ry is a town with a population of 7,151 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a Ry railway station, railway station near the Old Rye, older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry. Geography Ry is located along the Gudenå (''River Guden'') between the lakes ''Gudensø'', ''Birkesø'', ''Vessø'', ''Lillesø'', ''Rye Møllesø'' and ''Knudsø''. Ry is known for Himmelbjerget one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. It is 147 m (482 ft) high.Education Ry continuation school has won the girls school fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hørning
:''not to be confused with the village of Hørning in Randers municipality'' Hørning is a town in central Denmark with a population of 8,395 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Database from Statistics Denmark located in Skanderborg Municipality on the peninsula of Jutland. Today Hørning is a southwestern suburb of Aarhus located between Aarhus and Skanderborg Hørning should not be mistaken for Herning which is the bigger, more metropolitan city in Jutland where the regional train passing through Hørning is also destined to. Etymology Hørning got its name from a bend in the main road that runs through the town. In Danish, a bend can be loosely translated to "Hjørne" (Corner), ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galten, Denmark
Galten is a former railway town in central Denmark, at the Aarhus-Hammel- Thorsø railroad which was closed in 1956. The town is located in Skanderborg Municipality, Region Midtjylland, Jutland – about – west of Aarhus and is now more or less a satellite town of Aarhus. Today, Galten has almost fused with the neighbouring eastern town of Skovby into an urban area with a population of 9,004 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from To the west of the town of Galten there are beautiful landscapes. The scenery between Galten and the nearby lakeside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsens Municipality
Horsens municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 524.21 km2. It has a population of 90,370 (1 April 2019). Its mayor is Peter Sørensen, a member of the Social Democratic party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Horsens. History The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipal Reform") that combined the city of Horsens with a number of existing parishes: On 1 January 2007 Horsens Municipality was, as the result of the Municipal Reform of 2007, merged with existing Brædstrup (except for Voerladegård Parish) and Gedved municipalities to form a new Horsens municipality. The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016. Geography In the northern part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yding Skovhøj
Yding Skovhøj in Horsens municipality, Jutland is one of Denmark's highest points. Features Its height is 172.54 m above sea level when the height of one of the Bronze Age burial mounds built on the top of the hill is included. If these man-made structures are ignored the hill's highest point is at 170.77 m, which is 9 cm lower than Denmark's highest natural point, Møllehøj at 170.86 m. Ejer Bavnehøj is Denmark's third highest natural point at 170.35 m. Yding Forest covers the hill. Within the forest there are three Bronze Age burial mounds. ''Høj'', from the Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ... word ''haugr'', can be translated to mean hill or mound. The highest point is the central mound. The eastern burial mound is 171 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himmelbjerget
Himmelbjerget ("The Sky Mountain" or "The Mountain of Heaven") is a hill located between Ry and Silkeborg, Denmark in the area known as Søhøjlandet. With a height of 147 m (482 ft), Himmelbjerget is one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. The hill and surrounding area has been a centre for various gatherings and celebrations for more than 200 years and in 1875, a red brick tower was erected at the top. Height and prominence Himmelbjerget was believed to be the highest natural point in Denmark until 1847, when Ejer Bavnehøj was measured as the highest point. Following a scientific survey in 2005, Møllehøj was established as the highest natural point, at 170.86 m; Himmelbjerget is now ranked fourth-highest behind Møllehøj, Yding Skovhøj and Ejer Bavnehøj. However, when it comes to the size of the slope and the topographical prominence (aka peak factor), Himmelbjerget is much more impressive than the other three: there is a height differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejer Bavnehøj
Ejer Bavnehøj (also spelled Ejer Baunehøj) is the third-highest natural point in Denmark (170.35 m). Geography It lies in the southern part of Skanderborg municipality, between the villages of Riis and Ejer. At its summit is a 13 m tall tower, built in 1924, commemorating the reunion of the south of Jutland with the rest of Denmark after the First World War. Close to Ejer Bavnehøj lies Yding Skovhøj, another high point, with a height of 172.66 m above sea level but this includes a human built Bronze Age burial mound. Without the Bronze Age mound Yding Skovhøj is a little lower than Denmark's highest non-man-made point, Møllehøj, which is 170.86 m high, 51 cm higher than Ejer Bavnehøj. History Historically Ejer Bavnehøj was mostly known as a site for a beacon where signal-fires were lit in order to warn the military and local population if the enemy were on the way. The second part of the name, "Bavnehøj", can literally be translated into "Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møllehøj
Møllehøj is the highest natural pointFor comparison, the tallest man-made structure in Denmark is the Tommerup Transmitter, which stands 321m or 1045ft high. in Denmark at . Geography Møllehøj is in the Ejerbjerge hills in Skanderborg municipality, very close to Ejer Bavnehøj. The summit is marked with a millstone, a remnant of Ejer mill which was situated on the hill from 1838 to 1917. The mill had eight sides and had an onion-shaped roof. New measurements made in February 2005 showed that Møllehøj was higher than both Yding Skovhøj (172.66 m including a Bronze Age burial mound on its summit, 170.77 m without) in Horsens municipality and Ejer Bavnehøj, which had both been thought higher. These two high points' natural heights are, however, respectively 9 and 51 cm lower than Møllehøj. It was officially recognised as Denmark's highest point in 2005. See also * Himmelbjerget Himmelbjerget ("The Sky Mountain" or "The Mountain of Heaven") is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Jutland Metropolitan Area
East Jutland metropolitan area ( da, Byregion Østjylland) is a potential metropolitan area in Jutland and Funen, Denmark. Aarhus is the most populated city in the region. The National Planning Report of 2006, published by the Danish Environment Ministry, argued that “East Jutland is developing into a coherent area with high population growth and division of labour between the cities in the urban band that extends from Kolding to Randers” and foresaw “the contours of a future million-city”. The report recommended dialogue about future development between the state, the region and the municipalities. In the next National Planning Report of 2013, the area was split into East Jutland North ( da, Østjylland Nord) and the Triangle Region ( da, Trekantsområdet ). The municipalities in the two subregions cooperate as Business Region Aarhus and the Triangle Region respectively.See ''"Den Østjyske Millionby"'', p. 13-15. With about 1.4 million people living in the area, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
