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Varde Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Buhl Nielsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km². It has a population of 50,125 (2008).

Varde
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 8°29′00″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Mads Sørensen
Area
• Total	1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	50,289
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.vardekommune.dk

On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup sogn, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations

Varde	14,000
Ølgod	3,800
Oksbøl	2,800
Tistrup	1,400
Nørre Nebel	1,350
Agerbæk	1,300
Alslev	1,300
Ansager	1,300

Politics

Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[1]

Municipal council

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

Election	Party										Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	B	C	F	I	L	L	O	V	Ø
2005	4		3			8			16		31	73.5%	Gylling Haahr (V)
2009	5		2	2		2		1	13		25	66.2%
2013	4	1	2					2	15	1		73.4%	Erik Buhl Nielsen (V)
2017	6	1	1		1		2	2	12			72.4%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

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

External links

• Municipality's official website
• Varde portal
• Varde Official Tourist Information
• Varde Attractions - museums and other sites of interest in Varde

На других языках

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[de] Varde Kommune

Varde Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune im Westen Jütlands. Sie entstand am 1. Januar 2007 im Zuge der Kommunalreform durch Zusammenlegung der bisherigen Kommunen Varde, Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Helle und Ølgod im Sønderjyllands Amt.

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- [en] Varde Municipality

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[ru] Варде (коммуна, Дания)

Варде (дат. Varde Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Южная Дания. Площадь — 1245,66 км², что составляет 2,89 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 50125 чел. (мужчины — 25324, женщины — 24801; иностранные граждане — 2029).

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