Randers Municipality
| Randers Municipality (Randers Kommune) | |
| Municipalities of Denmark | |
 The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front | |
| Country | Denmark |
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| Region | Region Midtjylland |
| Seat | Randers |
| Area | 748.21 km2 (289 sq mi) |
| Population | 96,559 (1 April 2014) |
| Mayor | Claus Omann Jensen (Venstre) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC2) |
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| Website: Official website | |
Randers Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 748.21 km², and has a population of 96,559 (1 April 2014). Its mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Claus Omann Jensen, a member of Venstre. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Randers.
Overview
The Guden River (Gudenå), Denmark's longest river, runs from Randers Fjord in Nørhald municipality to the east, through the city of Randers, and splits in two ca. 5 kilometers west of the central city. The northern tributary is called Nørreå ("Northern River"), and it continues westward, defining part of the boundary between Århus and Viborg Counties, and terminates at Vedsø ("Lake Ved") near the town of Rindsholm in Viborg municipality. The 160 kilometer long Guden River continues to Tinnet Krat in Vejle County.
The city's nearly 3 kilometer long Guden River Park (Gudenåparken) stretches along the river's banks in the center of the town.
History
On 1 January 2007 Randers municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Nørhald, Purhus, and a portion of each of the following municipalities— Langå, Sønderhald, and Mariager— to form an enlarged Randers municipality.
Subdivisions
The municipality is composed by the city of Randers and 31 villages:
| Nr | Place | Population (2011)[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randers | 60,656 |
| 2 | Assentoft | 3,262 |
| 3 | Langå | 2,871 |
| 4 | Spentrup | 2,458 |
| 5 | Stevnstrup | 1,861 |
| 6 | Øster Bjerregrav | 1,082 |
| 7 | Fårup | 1,029 |
| 8 | Harridslev | 996 |
| 9 | Øster Tørslev | 926 |
| 10 | Havndal | 884 |
| 11 | Gjerlev | 650 |
| 12 | Mejlby | 638 |
| 13 | Asferg | 608 |
| 14 | Mellerup | 590 |
| 15 | Uggelhuse | 454 |
| 16 | Gassum | 433 |
| 17 | Hald | 391 |
| 18 | Råsted | 324 |
| 19 | Værum | 297 |
| 20 | Hørning | 292 |
| 21 | Albæk | 286 |
| 22 | Ålum | 283 |
| 23 | Dalbyover | 280 |
| 24 | Udbyhøj Vasehuse | 252 |
| 25 | Gimming | 251 |
| 26 | Tånum | 242 |
| 27 | Helstrup | 227 |
| 28 | Tvede | 226 |
| 29 | Linde | 224 |
| 30 | Lem | 221 |
| 31 | Sønderbæk | 206 |
| 32 | Enslev | 202 |
Notable residents
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857–1943), Nobel Prize laureate
- Former Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (1962–1968 and 1971–1972) was born and raised in Randers in 1914, and lived there until 1932. He was the city's representative in Parliament (Folketinget) during most of his active Parliament career. He represented the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
References
- ↑ (Danish) Danmarks Statistikbank
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- Searchable/printable municipal maps: Krak mapsearch (outline visible but doesn't print out!)
External links
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Coordinates: 56°27′35″N 10°02′10″E / 56.4597222222°N 10.0361111111°E