Aalestrup Municipality

Aalestrup Municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County, Denmark which existed from 1970 until it ceased to exist as a result of the Municipal reform of 2007. Today the region is part of Vesthimmerland Municipality in the North Jutland Region.

Aalestrup Municipality Aalestrup Kommune
Coat of arms
Aalestrup Municipality's location in Denmark, 1970–2007.
Coordinates: 56°42′N 9°30′E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region of North Jutland
Established	1 April 1970 (1970-04-01)
Disestablished	1 January 2007
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).

History

By 2005, the municipality covered an area of 176 km², and had a total population of 7,631. Its final mayor was Rigmor Sandborg. 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 new municipality with an area of 815 km² and a total population of 39,176 (2005).

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)