Randers Municipality is a municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in

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on the

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peninsula in central

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. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 96,559 (as of 1 April 2014). Its mayor, since 1 January 2018 is Torben Hansen, a member of the

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Business Region Aarhus East Jutland metropolitan area ( da, Byregion Østjylland) is a potential metropolitan area in Jutland and Funen, Denmark. Aarhus is the most populated city in the region. The National Planning Report of 2006, published by the Danish Enviro ...

and of the

East Jutland metropolitan area East Jutland metropolitan area ( da, Byregion Østjylland) is a potential metropolitan area in Jutland and Funen, Denmark. Aarhus is the most populated city in the region. The National Planning Report of 2006, published by the Danish Environme ...

, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.

Overview

The Guden River (''

Gudenå Gudenå or Gudenåen (), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'. Gudenåen has its spring in Tinnet Krat, Vejle Municipality (be ...

''), 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 Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

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

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 Langå, is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 2.811 (2022), located in Randers municipality in Region Midtjylland in Jutland. It was the site of the municipal council of the now former Langå municipality, until 1 January 2007. ...

, Sønderhald, and Mariager— to form an enlarged Randers municipality.

Subdivisions

The municipality is composed by the city of Randers and 31 villages:

Politics

Municipal council

Randers' municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Notable residents

* Stygge Krumpen (ca.1485 in Skjøtterup – 1551) a Danish clergyman, secretary of king

Christian II of Denmark Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke ...

and the last catholic bishop of the Diocese of Børglum from 1533 to 1536 *

Pauline Worm Pauline Frederikke Worm (1825–1883) was a Danish writer, poet, schoolteacher and feminist. She is remembered as being the first Danish woman to speak in public (from 1864). She expressed her ideas on women's emancipation in her writings and sp ...

(1825 in Hyllested – 1883) a Danish writer, poet, schoolteacher and feminist * Christopher Peter Jürgensen (1838 in Gesing – 1911) a Danish precision mechanic and instrument maker *

Niels Lergaard Niels Lergaard (10 February 1893-25 July 1982) was a Danish painter. He was a member of the Bornholm school of painters. Biography Lergaard was born at Vorup in Randers, Denmark. He first trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in ...

(1893 in Vorup - 1982) a painter, member of the

Bornholm school of painters The Bornholm school of painters (''Bornholmerskolen'') started to take shape towards the beginning of the 20th century on the Danish island of Bornholm when a number of artists developed a distinctive style of classic modernism, inspired by the i ...

* Sven Dalsgaard (1914 in Vorup – 1999) a Danish painter, sculptor and writer

Sport

* Lars Elstrup (born 1963 in Råby) a Danish former professional footballer, with 340 club caps and 34 for

Erik Bo Andersen Erik Bo Andersen (born 14 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who played six matches for the Denmark national team and represented Denmark at UEFA Euro 1996. He played in the striker position and won the 1995 Danish Superl ...

(born 1970 in Dronningborg) a Danish former professional footballer with 200 club caps and 6 for

Michael Gravgaard Michael Julius Gravgaard (born 3 April 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He began his career at Randers Freja. During his stay at Viborg FF he occasionally played as a forward. With Copenhagen he won th ...

(born 1978 in Spentrup) a Danish former footballer with 317 club caps and 18 for

Simone Böhme Simone Böhme Kristensen (born 17 August 1991) is a Danish female handballer for Kastamonu and the Danish national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2017 *EHF Cup: **''Winner'': 2010, 2019 File:2019 co ...

(born 1991 in Spentrup) a Danish female handballer

Sources

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
* Searchable/printable municipal maps
Krak mapsearch
(outline visible but doesn't print out!)

References

External links

Municipality's official website

Randers tourism bureau
¨ {{Authority control Municipalities of the Central Denmark Region Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007