Arden municipality was a municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in

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on the

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peninsula in northern

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until 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of 228 km², and had a total population of 8,513 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans Christian Maarup, a member of the

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Arden. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined Astrup, Store Arden, Oue-Valsgaard, Rold-Vebbestrup and Rostrup municipalities. On 1 January 2007 Arden municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with former Hadsund and

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municipalities, and part 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 ...

to form the new Mariagerfjord Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 769 km² and a total population of 43,049 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the

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("North Jutland Region").

The town of Arden

The town of Arden is situated south of the city of Aalborg. Arden was originally named Hesselholt but changed its name when the Jutland railroad reached the city in the 1870s. Today the town has a population of 2,474 (1 January 2014). The town is situated on the southern outskirt of Denmark's largest forest,

Rold Skov Rold Skov (Rold Forest) is a forest in Himmerland, Denmark. At 8,000 ha, it is the second largest forest in the country, after the Silkeborg Forests.

(Rold Forest). Arden is served by Arden railway station, located on the Randers–Aalborg railway line.

Attractions

Rold Skov Rold Skov (Rold Forest) is a forest in Himmerland, Denmark. At 8,000 ha, it is the second largest forest in the country, after the Silkeborg Forests.

(''Rold Forest'') is the best known attraction in Arden municipality.

External links

Mariagerfjord municipality's official website

Notable people

* Thora Daugaard (1874–1951), women's rights activist and pacifist *

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(born 1994 in Arden) a Danish footballer who plays as a left-back for Arminia Bielefeld

References

* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Mariagerfjord Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub