Vejen Municipality
Municipality in Southern Denmark, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vejen Municipality (Danish: Vejen Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,924 (2023). Its mayor is Frank Schmidt-Hansen, representing the Conservative People's Party..
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Vejen Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°29′00″N 9°09′00″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Frank Schmidt-Hansen |
Area | |
• Total | 817 km2 (315 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 42,924 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | vejen |
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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.[2][3]
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen. One of the attractions of the area is the Vejen Art Museum.[4]