Syddjurs Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in
Region Midtjylland
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in
Denmark
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just north of Aarhus and is a part of the
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
area. It covers an area of 696.7 km² and has a population of 44,101 (1. January 2025).
On 1 January 2007 Syddjurs municipality ("South
Djursland
Djursland () is a 1,417 km2 hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. Djursland protrudes into the Kattegat sea, as part of the larger peninsula of Jutland, which its ...
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,287 (1 January 2025).Midtdjurs, Rosenholm, and
Rønde
Rønde (or Roende) is a town on the southern part of the peninsula, Djursland in Denmark, Northern Europe, 23 kilometers north-east of the north end of Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus. It is in part a commuter town to Aarhus, with a motorw ...
. The municipality covers most of southern Djursland, Skødshoved,
Helgenæs
Helgenæs is a peninsula, approximately twenty square kilometres in size, stretching out from Mols in Denmark. Mols is itself part of the large peninsula of Djursland, in the middle of the Kattegat sea between Denmark and Sweden.
West of ...
,
Mols
Mols is a small Danish gathering of hilly peninsulas in the southern part of the larger peninsula of Djursland on the east coast of Jutland. The largest peninsulas of Mols comprise Skødshoved to the west, and Helgenæs to the east.
Mols' ...
and the
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,287 (1 January 2025).peninsula
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Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
.
The municipality is part of
Business Region Aarhus
East Jutland metropolitan area () 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 ...
and of the
East Jutland metropolitan area
East Jutland metropolitan area () 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 ...
, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
Locations
Politics
Municipal council
Syddjurs' municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.