Vejen Municipality

Vejen Municipality
Vejen Kommune (Danish)
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°29′00″N 9°09′00″E / 55.4833°N 9.15°E / 55.4833; 9.15
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorFrank Schmidt-Hansen
Area
 • Total
817 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total
42,800
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevejen.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Vejen Municipality (Danish: Vejen Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,800 (2024). Its mayor is Frank Schmidt-Hansen, representing the Conservative People's Party..

The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen. One of the attractions of the area is the Vejen Art Museum.[4]

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Vi er landets mest ambitiøse business region" [We are the country's most ambitious business region] (in Danish). trekantomraadet.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Vejen Kunstmuseum". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 23 November 2014.