Aars Municipality

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Aars Municipality
Aars Kommune
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Aars Municipality's location in Denmark, 1970–2007.
Country Denmark
Region Region of North Jutland
Seat Aars
Area
  Total223 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total13,284
  Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) CEST

Aars Municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune ) in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. It was established as a result of the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform and ceased to exist following the Municipal reform of 2007. Today, the region is located within Vesthimmerland Municipality.

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History

The municipality was established by the 1970 reforms which grouped parishes into municipalities. Aars municipality was made up of the parishes of: Blære, Gislum, Giver, Gundersted, Havbro, Skivum, Ulstrup, Vognsild, and Aars parish.[ citation needed ]

By 2005, the municipality covered an area of 223 km2 and had a total population of 13,284. Its final mayor was Knud V. Christensen, a member of the Conservative People's Party.[ citation needed ] On 1 January 2007 Aars municipality ceased to exist and was merged with the former Farsø, Løgstør, and Aalestrup municipalities to form the new Vesthimmerland Municipality, with an area of 815 km2 and a total population of 39,176 (2005). [1]

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Twin cities

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References

  1. "Det nye Danmark: Find din nye kommune". Enrio (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2006.
  2. Nyvold, Mads. "Venskabsbyer bryder op". nordjyske.dk. Nordjyske. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-07-07.

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