Municipality in Southern Denmark, Denmark
Vejle Municipality (Danish : Vejle Kommune ) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark . The municipality covers an area of 1,058.43 km2 (408.66 sq mi) (2013),[ 2] and has a population of 121,696 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Jens Ejner Christensen, a member of the agrarian liberal party Venstre . Vejle Municipality's offices are located in its largest population center, the city of Vejle .
In its current configuration, Vejle Municipality was formed under the Municipal Reform of 2007 (Kommunalreformen ) by merging the previously existing Vejle Municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Børkop , Egtved , Give (except for properties in two parishes Lindeballe and Ringive occupied by Billund Airport , which became part of Billund Municipality ), Jelling , as well as the parish of Grejs, which formerly belonged to the municipality of Tørring-Uldum .
The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area , which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[ 3] [ 4]
The central administration of the Region of Southern Denmark is in Vejle, located in the former Vejle County offices at Damhaven 12.
Locations
Largest cities and villages in Vejle Municipality [ 5]
Rank
Name
Population (2015)
1
Vejle
53,975
2
Børkop
5,152
3
Give
4,516
4
Jelling
3,383
5
Brejning
2,855
6
Egtved
2,294
7
Skibet
2,103
8
Bredsten
1,706
9
Ødsted
1,463
10
Thyregod
1,374
Politics
Vejle's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has ten political committees.[ 6]
Municipal council
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 .
Notable attractions
Sources
References
External links
Places adjacent to Vejle Municipality