Randers Municipality

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Randers Municipality (Danish: Randers Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi), and has a population of 99,974 (as of 1. January 2024). Its mayor, since 1 January 2018 is Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Randers.

Randers Municipality
Randers Kommune (Danish)
The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front
The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front
Coat of arms of Randers Municipality
Coordinates: 56°27′35″N 10°02′10″E / 56.45972°N 10.03611°E / 56.45972; 10.03611
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
SeatRanders
Government
 • MayorTorben Hansen
Area
 • Total748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total99,974
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.randers.dk Edit this at Wikidata
Niels Ebbesen statue in front of the old Town Hall in Randers, Denmark.

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

Overview

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The Guden River (Gudenå), Denmark's longest river, runs from Randers Fjord in Nørhald municipality to the east, through the city of Randers, and splits in two ca. 5 kilometers west of the central city. The northern tributary is called Nørreå ("Northern River"), and it continues westward, defining part of the boundary between Århus and Viborg Counties, and terminates at Vedsø ("Lake Ved") near the town of Rindsholm in Viborg municipality. The 160 kilometer long Guden River continues to Tinnet Krat in Vejle County.

The city's nearly 3 kilometer long Guden River Park (Gudenåparken) stretches along the river's banks in the center of the town.

History

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On 1 January 2007, Randers municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Nørhald, Purhus, and a portion of each of the following municipalities— Langå, Sønderhald, and Mariager— to form an enlarged Randers municipality.

Subdivisions

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The municipality is composed by the city of Randers and 26 villages:

Nr Place Population (2023)[4]
1 Randers 64,057
2 Assentoft 3,822
3 Langå 2,879
4 Stevnstrup 2,522
5 Spentrup 2,316
6 Harridslev 1,219
7 Fårup 1,050
8 Øster Bjerregrav 1,010
9 Øster Tørslev 879
10 Havndal 812
11 Haslund 799
12 Asferg 667
13 Gjerlev 631
14 Mejlby 618
15 Mellerup 518
16 Gassum 417
17 Uggelhuse 415
18 Hald 364
19 Råsted 298
20 Hørning 296
21 Værum 290
22 Ålum 272
23 Albæk 268
24 Dalbyover 254
25 Gimming 231
26 Tånum 223
27 Lem 203

Politics

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Municipal council

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Randers' municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F L O R V Æ Ø
2005 12 1 1 3 1 1 12 31 68.7% Henning Jensen Nyhuus (A)
2009 13 1 2 2 2 2 9 65.1%
2013 10 1 1 1 3 3 11 1 72.7% Claus O. Jensen (V)
2017 13 1 1 1 1 3 9 1 1 70.7% Torben Hansen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable residents

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Christopher Peter Jürgensen, 1880s

Sport

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  • Lars Elstrup (born 1963 in Råby) a Danish former professional footballer, with 340 club caps and 34 for Denmark
  • Erik Bo Andersen (born 1970 in Dronningborg) a Danish former professional footballer with 200 club caps and 6 for Denmark
  • Michael Gravgaard (born 1978 in Spentrup) a Danish former footballer with 317 club caps and 18 for Denmark
  • Simone Böhme (born 1991 in Spentrup) a Danish female handballer

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "What is Business Region Aarhus". businessregionaarhus.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ (in Danish) Danmarks Statistikbank
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