Tønder Municipality
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Tønder Municipality (Danish: Tønder Kommune, German: Kommune Tondern, North Frisian: Tuner Komuun) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,252 km2, and has a total population of 36,651 (2024). Its mayor is Jørgen Popp Petersen, a member of the regional Schleswig Party.[2]
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Tønder Municipality
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Coordinates: 54°56′00″N 8°54′00″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jørgen Popp Petersen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,252 km2 (483 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 36,651 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Tønder. It consists of six old municipalities, the former Tønder municipality (1970-2006) with 12,706 inhabitants in January 2000 on 184.59 square kilometers among them.