Aalborg Municipality is a
municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region
Nordjylland
on the Jutland peninsula in
northern Denmark
.
The
municipality straddles the Limfjord
, the
waterway which connects the North Sea
and the Kattegat
east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland
peninsula from the island of Vendsyssel-Thy
north-to-south. It has a land area of
1,143.99 km², population 196,292 (2009) and belongs to Region
Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
It is also
the name of the municipality's main city Aalborg
and the site
of its municipal council, as well as the name of a seaport.
The municipality and the town have chosen to retain the traditional
spelling of the name as
Aalborg, although the new spelling
Ålborg is used in other contexts, such as Ålborg
Bight (
Ålborg Bugt), the body of
water which lies to the east of the Jutland peninsula.
Surroundings
The waters splitting the municipality are called
Langerak
to the east and
Gjøl Bredning to the west. The island of
Egholm is located in
Gjøl Bredning, and is connected by
ferry to the city of Aalborg at its southern
shore.
The area is typical for the north of Jutland. To the west the
Limfjord broadens into an irregular lake (salt water), with low,
marshy shores and many islands. Northwest is
Store Vildmose ("Greater Wild bog"), a swamp
where a mirage is sometimes seen in summer. Southeast lies the
similar
Lille Vildmose ("Lesser Wild
bog"). Store Vildmose was drained and farmed in the beginning of
the 20th century, and Lille Vildmose is now the largest
moor in Denmark.
Municipal reform of 2007
As of
January 1,, 2007 Aalborg municipality joined with the
municipalities of Hals
, Nibe
, and
Sejlflod
to form a new Aalborg municipality.
The former
Aalborg municipality, including the island of Egholm
, covered an
area of 560 km², with a total population of 192,353 (2005).
Its last mayor was Henning G. Jensen, a member of the
Social Democrats
(
Socialdemokraterne)
political party.
The former
municipality was bordered by Sejlflod and Hals to the east,
Dronninglund
and Brønderslev
to the north, Aabybro
and Nibe to
the west, and Støvring
and Skørping
to the south. It belonged to
North Jutland
County
.
External links
References
- Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) The
Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Columbia University. p.
11.
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