Varde Municipality

Varde Municipality
Varde Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Varde Municipality
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 8°29′00″E / 55.6333°N 8.4833°E / 55.6333; 8.4833
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorMads Sørensen
Area
 • Total1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total49,798
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.vardekommune.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Varde Municipality (Danish: Varde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Mads Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. It covers an area of 1255.79 km2 with a population of 49,798 (2024).

On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup parish, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations

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Varde 14,000
Ølgod 3,800
Oksbøl 2,800
Tistrup 1,400
Nørre Nebel 1,350
Agerbæk 1,300
Alslev 1,300
Ansager 1,300

Politics

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Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[2]

Municipal council

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Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C D F I K L L O V Ø
2005 4 3 8 16 31 73.5% Gylling Haahr (V)
2009 5 2 2 2 1 13 25 66.2%
2013 4 1 2 2 15 1 73.4% Erik Buhl Nielsen (V)
2017 6 1 1 1 2 2 12 72.4%
2021 6 5 1 1 1 10 68.4% Mads Sørensen (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

References

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  1. ^ "BY2: Population 1. January by municipality, city size, age, sex and time". The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  2. ^ "Byråd og udvalg".
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