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Municipality in Southern Denmark, Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varde Municipality (Danish: Varde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Mads Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. It covers an area of 1255.79 km2 with a population of 49,798 (2024).
Varde Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 8°29′00″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mads Sørensen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,256 km2 (485 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 49,798 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup parish, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.
Varde | 14,000 |
Ølgod | 3,800 |
Oksbøl | 2,800 |
Tistrup | 1,400 |
Nørre Nebel | 1,350 |
Agerbæk | 1,300 |
Alslev | 1,300 |
Ansager | 1,300 |
Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[2]
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||||
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A | B | C | D | F | I | K | L | L | O | V | Ø | ||||
2005 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 73.5% | Gylling Haahr (V) | ||||||||
2009 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 66.2% | |||||||
2013 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 73.4% | Erik Buhl Nielsen (V) | |||||||
2017 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 72.4% | |||||||
2021 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 68.4% | Mads Sørensen (V) | |||||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 |
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