The North Jutland Region ( da, Region Nordjylland), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an

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established on 1 January 2007 as part of the

2007 Danish municipal reform Denmark is divided into five regions, which contain 98 municipalities ( da, kommuner , sing.: ). The Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark 19, Zealand 17 and North Denmark 11. This structure was establish ...

, which abolished the traditional counties () and set up five larger regions. At the same time, smaller

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 before 1 January 2006, when

Ærø Municipality Ærø () is one of the Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of the Southern Denmark Region. Since 1 January 2006 the whole of Ærø has constituted a single municipality, known as Ærø Kommune. Before that date, there were two municipalities ...

was created, to 98. North Jutland Region has 11 municipalities. The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favor of the local level and the central government in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...

Geography

The North Jutland Region consists of the former North Jutland County combined with parts of the former Viborg County (the former municipalities of

Aalestrup Aalestrup is a town in Vesthimmerland Municipality with a population of 2,780 (1 January 2022) in Region Nordjylland in Denmark. Facilities Aalestrup School has 294 students, divided into 0.-6. Class stage, as well as the SFO Kvisten. After grade ...

, Hanstholm, Morsø, Sydthy, and Thisted), and the western half of

Mariager Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Mariager municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a total population of 8,300 ...

(in the former Aarhus County). Geologically, the region lies in the northern part of Denmark, which is rising because of post-glacial rebound.

Municipalities

The region is subdivided into 11 municipalities: * Aalborg *

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Regio ...

* Frederikshavn * Hjørring * Jammerbugt *

Læsø Læsø ("Isle of Hlér") is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') on that ...

* Mariagerfjord * Morsø * Rebild * Thisted * Vesthimmerland

Towns

Economy

The

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...

(GDP) of the region was €26.1 billion in 2018, accounting for 8.7% of Denmark's economic output. The GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €33,200 or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year.

Culture and education

One of Denmark's five universities, Aalborg University, is situated in the region. Most of the region's museums are situated in Aalborg such as the Historical Museum of Northern Jutland, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art,

Musikkens Hus Musikkens Hus (House of Music) is a venue in Aalborg, Denmark. It is located at Musikkens Plads (Music Square) by the Limfjord in the new cultural center area of the city. Opened in March 2014, the building contains a concert hall and practice r ...

Utzon Center The Utzon Center in Aalborg, Denmark, was the last building to be designed by Jørn Utzon, the architect behind the Sydney Opera House. In collaboration with his son Kim, who provided the final construction drawings, he planned the centre not as a ...

and

Aalborg Zoo __NOTOC__ Aalborg Zoo is a zoo located near the center of Aalborg in Denmark. Every year, Aalborg Zoo is visited by around 375,000 guests. The zoo covers , and keeps more than 1,500 animals belonging to 126 species. At the entrance, one can se ...

Regional Council

The five regions of Denmark each have a regional council of 41 members. These are elected every four years, during the local elections.

References

External links

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