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Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality is the largest municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It was formed on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 administrative reform from the former municipalities of Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, Skjern, and Videbæk. New figures concerning Regions and Municipalities of Denmark published by the Ministry of Economics, "Municipal Key Figures" (Danish: "De Kommunale Nøgletal" (www.noegletal.dk)), state that the new municipality from 2011 had a total area, including some water, of 1,494.56 square kilometres (577.05 sq mi), the largest municipality in Denmark by area. The total population was 56,182 (1 January 2021), according to Statistics Denmark (Danish:Danmarks Statistik) online statistics source: Statistikbanken.dk, "Befolkning og valg". Population density: 38 per square km. It is part of Region Midtjylland ("Region Central Jutland"), also known as the Central Denmark Region. The Mayor of the Municipality since 2018 is Hans Østergaard (Venstre).

Ringkøbing-Skjern
Municipality
Ringkøbing
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°00′36″N 8°23′48″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Jutland
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Hans Østergaard
Area
• Total	1,485 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	57,139
• Density	38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.rksk.dk

The Church of Denmark has 46 parishes in the municipality.

Locations

Ringkøbing	9,900
Skjern	7,800
Videbæk	4,300
Tarm	4,000
Hvide Sande	2,900
Spjald	1,300
Lem	1,300
Vorgod-Barde	1,000
Tim	880

Politics

Municipal council

Ringkøbing-Skjern's municipal council consists of 29 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	J	K	O	V
2005	5	2	1		3	1	17	29	74.3%	Torben Nørregaard (V)
2009	5	1	3		2	2	16		70.3%	Iver Enevoldsen (V)
2013	6		3	1	3	2	14		76.0%
2017	6		3	1	6	2	11		74.8%	Hans Østergaard (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Twin city

• Nagykónyi, Hungary

See also

• Hoven, Denmark

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

External links

• Official website
• The Ringkøbing Fjord area's official cooperation and tourism information website

На других языках

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[de] Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune

Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune in der Region Midtjylland im Westen von Jütland. Sie entstand am 1. Januar 2007 im Zuge der Kommunalreform durch Vereinigung der bisherigen fünf Kommunen Ringkøbing, Skjern, Egvad, Videbæk und Holmsland im Ringkjøbing Amt.

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- [en] Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality

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[ru] Рингкёбинг-Скьерн (коммуна)

Рингкёбинг-Скьерн (дат. Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Центральная Ютландия. Площадь — 1488,82 км², что составляет 3,45 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 58368 чел. (мужчины — 29618, женщины — 28750; иностранные граждане — 2457).

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