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") was created as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of
Ebeltoft,
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,
Mols and the
Ebeltoft peninsula
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Etymology
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.
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.
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.
Sources
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMDaka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
References
External links
*
Municipalities of the Central Denmark Region
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007
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