Until 1 January 2007, Grenaa municipality or Grenå municipality was a municipality (
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, ''
kommune'') in
Aarhus County on the east coast of the
Jutland peninsula in central
Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 196 km², and had a total population of 18,641 (2005). Its last mayor was Gert Schou, a member of the
Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne)
political party. The municipality's main city and the site of its municipal council was the town of
Grenaa. The municipality was located on the east coast of the peninsula known as ''
Djursland'', with the waters of the
Kattegat to the east, defining the municipality's eastern border.
Grenaa municipality ceased to exist due to
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with
Nørre Djurs and
Rougsø municipalities, along with the eastern part of
Sønderhald municipality to form the new
Norddjurs municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 661 km² and a total population of 34,382 (2005). The new municipality belongs to
Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
External links
Norddjurs municipality website
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Former municipalities of Denmark