Aabenraa Municipality

For the town of the same name, see Aabenraa.
Aabenraa Municipality
Aabenraa Kommune (Danish)
Kommune Apenrade (German)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Aabenraa Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°01′59″N 9°25′01″E / 55.033°N 9.417°E / 55.033; 9.417
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorJan Riber Jakobsen
Area
 • Total941 km2 (363 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total58,657
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.aabenraa.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Aabenraa Municipality (Danish: Aabenraa Kommune, German: Kommune Apenrade) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in southwestern Denmark.[2] The municipality has an area of 940.7 km2 and a total population of 58,657 (2024).[1] Its largest town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Aabenraa. The mayor of the municipality is Jan Riber Jakobsen, representing the Conservative People's Party.[3]

The island of Barsø is located in the northeast corner of the municipality in the Little Belt. Major communities include Lundsbjerg near the capital, Aabenraa; Sogard to the south, Felsted to the east, and Løjt Kirkeby to the north.[4] Løjt Kirkeby is connected by ferry service from the island of Barsø.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Statistikbanken". www.statistikbanken.dk. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  3. ^ "Kommunal- og regionrådsvalg 2013". www.kmdvalg.dk. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Apenrade" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 163.
  6. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-23.