Aars Municipality
Aars Municipality was formed by Kommunalreformen in 1970, which made the parishes into municipalities. Before the Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform") of 2007, it was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. The municipality covers an area of 223 km², and had a total population of 13,284 (2005). Its latest mayor was Knud V. Christensen, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party. On January 1, 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).
Aars Municipality Aara Kommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region of North Jutland |
| Seat | Aars |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 13,284 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
Mayors
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1971 | Holger Mikkelsen | Venstre |
| 1971-1974 | Niels Nystrup Haugård | Venstre |
| 1974-1982 | Alfred Rask | Venstre |
| 1982-1986 | Martin Glerup | Socialdemokratiet |
| 1986-1990 | Ejvind Nielsen | Venstre |
| 1990-2002 | Per Nørgaard | Venstre |
| 2002-2007 | Knud Vældgaard Kristensen | Det Konservative Folkeparti |
The parishes
Aars municipality was made up of the following parishes:
- Blære parish
- Gislum parish
- Giver parish
- Gundersted parish
- Havbro parish
- Skivum parish
- Ulstrup parish
- Vognsild parish
- Aars parish
Many of them came from the Aars district in the Aalborg Amt.
Twin cities
References
- Nyvold, Mads. "Venskabsbyer bryder op". nordjyske.dk. Nordjyske. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map