Rødekro (german: Rothenkrug) is a
railway town with a population of 5,950 (1 January 2022),
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The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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which was the seat of the former Rødekro Municipality (
Danish
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, ''
kommune'') in
Aabenraa Municipality in
Region of Southern Denmark on the
Jutland
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peninsula in south
Denmark
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Rødekro Municipality
The former Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km
2, and had a total population of 11,695 (2005). Its last mayor was Tove Larsen, a member of the
Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
es:
*
Egvad Parish
Egvad Parish is a parish in the Diocese of Haderslev
The Diocese of Haderslev (Danish language, Danish: ''Haderslev Stift'') is a diocese within the Church of Denmark, established in 1922.
List of Bishops
*Ove Waldemar Ammundsen, 1923–193 ...
* Hellevad Parish
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Hjordkær Parish
Hjordkær Parish ( da, Hjordkær Sogn) is a parish in the Diocese of Haderslev in Aabenraa Municipality, Denmark.
Hjordkær Church is located in the village of Hjordkær
Hjordkær (german: Jordkirch) is a village in Hjordkær parish, Aa ...
* Rise Parish
* Øster Løgum Parish
On 1 January 2007 Rødekro municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Bov,
Lundtoft
Until 1 January 2007 Lundtoft was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 137 km2, and had a total population of 6,184 (200 ...
,
Tinglev, and
Aabenraa municipalities to form the new Aabenraa municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 951 km
2 and a total population of 60,151 (2005). The new municipality belongs to
Region of Southern Denmark ("South Denmark Region").
Notable people
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Anette Hoffmann
Anette Hoffmann (born 5 May 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[< ...]
(born 1971 at Egvad) a former Danish team handball player, twice team gold medallist at the
1996
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and
2000 Summer Olympics
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*
Mike Andersen
Mike Andersen (born Mikkel Dybdal Andersen, February 25, 1977, Rødekro, Denmark) is a Danish songwriter, singer and guitarist and bandleader of the Mike Andersen Band.
Musical career
Already at 12 years of age, blues, rhythm & blues and Afri ...
(born 1977 in Rødekro) a Danish blues and soul songwriter, guitarist, singer and bandleader
*
(born 1990 in
Hjordkær
Hjordkær (german: Jordkirch) is a village in Hjordkær parish, Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 9 km west of Aabenraa and 7 km south of Rødekro and has a population of 1,607 (1 January 2022). , Rødekro) a motorcycle speedway rider, member of Denmark U-21 national team
*
Lea Hansen Lea Hansen may refer to:
* Lea Hansen (cricketer)
* Lea Hansen (handballer)
Lea Hansen (born 20 April 1999) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for Silkeborg-Voel KFUM.
She is also a part of Denmark's national recruit team in handbal ...
(born 1999 in Rødekro) a Danish handball player who currently plays for Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
External links
The new Aabenraa municipality's official website (Danish only)
References
* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
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Former municipalities of Denmark
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Aabenraa Municipality