Rebild municipality is a municipality (
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kommune'') in
North Jutland Region
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. It covers an area of 628 km² and a total population of 28,753 (2008).
On 1 January 2007 Rebild municipality was created as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of
Nørager,
Skørping and
Støvring.
Danes and descendants of emigrants have celebrated the U.S.
Independence Day with barbecues, square dancing and country music outside Rebild, a village 155 miles northwest of Copenhagen. The land that today comprises
Rebild National Park, south of
Aalborg, was bought by Americans of Danish descent and donated to the people and nation of Denmark with a single codicil- that July 4 be celebrated there every year. There are speeches and fireworks and parades, attended by Americans and Danes. It is a pretty amusing approximation of US celebrations.
There is also a small museum called The Lincoln Blokhuset (Log Cabin) that is far grander than anything
Abraham Lincoln
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lived in until he was elected president.
Locations
Politics
Municipal council
Rebild's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
See also
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Ravnkilde
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Rebild Festival
The Rebild Festival ( Danish: ''Rebildfesten''), or Rebild Celebrations, is an annual celebration of the American Independence Day in Denmark. At the same time, it serves as a homecoming for Danish-Americans. It takes place in the Rebild National ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMDaka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map* 4 July
External links
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Municipalities of the North Jutland Region
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007