Aalestrup Municipality
Before the Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), Aalestrup municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 176 km2, and had a total population of 7,631 (2005). Its latest mayor was Rigmor Sandborg.
Aalestrup Municipality
Aalestrup Kommune | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 56°42′N 9°30′E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region of North Jutland |
| Seat | Aalestrup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rigmor Sandborg |
| Area | |
| • Land | 175.73 km2 (67.85 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Aalestrup. The municipality was located on the eastern shores of the area known as Himmerland, a part of the Jutland peninsula; the western border of the municipality was partially defined by the waters of Lovn's Broadening (Lovns Bredning).
On 1 January 2007 Aalestrup municipality ceased and was merged with the former Farsø, Løgstør, and Aars municipalities to form the new Vesthimmerland Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 815 km2 and a total population of 39,176 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
Shield
The upper part has two heads on a white background, the middle has a red band with a fish on it, and the bottom is white with one head.
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- Vesthimmerland municipality's official website (in Danish)