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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.

For the article about the city in Denmark with the same name, see Horsens.
Horsens
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°52′N 9°50′E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorPeter Sørensen
Area
 • Total519.4 km2 (200.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total90,966
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.horsenskommune.dk

History


The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("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.[1][2]


Geography


In the northern part of Horsens municipality near the town of Yding, the second highest natural point of terrain in Denmark, namely Yding Skovhøj at 170.77 metres (560.27 ft), is situated, immediately west of the highest and third-highest points of natural terrain in Skanderborg municipality.


Locations


Horsens59,000
Brædstrup3,600
Egebjerg2,900
Lund2,400
Gedved2,300
Hovedgård2,300
Østbirk2,200
Hatting1,700

Politics



Municipal council


Horsens' municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A C F I O V Ø
2005 16 2 1 1 11 31 69.0% Jan Trøjborg (A)
2009 12 1 3 1 2 8 27 62.3%
2013 13 1 1 1 3 7 1 70.5% Peter Sørensen (A)
2017 13 1 1 1 3 7 1 68.5%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people



References


  1. "What is Business Region Aarhus". businessregionaarhus.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. "Skram, Peder" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911.

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[ru] Хорсенс (коммуна)

Хорсенс (дат. Horsens Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Центральная Ютландия. Площадь — 515,22 км², что составляет 1,20 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 80102 чел. (мужчины — 40056, женщины — 40046; иностранные граждане — 4799).


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