Randers Municipality

Randers Municipality (Danish: Randers Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi), and has a population of 99,931 (as of 1. January 2023). Its mayor, since 1 January 2018 is Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Randers.

Randers Municipality
Randers Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front
The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front
Coat of arms of Randers Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°27′35″N 10°02′10″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
SeatRanders
Government
 • MayorTorben Hansen
Area
 • Total748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total99,931
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.randers.dk
Niels Ebbesen statue in front of the old Town Hall in Randers, Denmark.

The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]

Overview

The Guden River (Gudenå), 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 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, Sønderhald, and Mariager— to form an enlarged Randers municipality.

Subdivisions

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

NrPlacePopulation (2011)[4]
1Randers60,656
2Assentoft3,262
3Langå2,871
4Spentrup2,458
5Stevnstrup1,861
6Øster Bjerregrav1,082
7Fårup1,029
8Harridslev996
9Øster Tørslev926
10Havndal884
11Gjerlev650
12Mejlby638
13Asferg608
14Mellerup590
15Uggelhuse454
16Gassum433
17Hald391
18Råsted324
19Værum297
20Hørning292
21Albæk286
22Ålum283
23Dalbyover280
24Udbyhøj Vasehuse252
25Gimming251
26Tånum242
27Helstrup227
28Tvede226
29Linde224
30Lem221
31Sønderbæk206
32Enslev202

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.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F L O R V Æ Ø
2005 12 1 1 3 1 1 12 31 68.7% Henning Jensen Nyhuus (A)
2009 13 1 2 2 2 2 9 65.1%
2013 10 1 1 1 3 3 11 1 72.7% Claus O. Jensen (V)
2017 13 1 1 1 1 3 9 1 1 70.7% Torben Hansen (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable residents
Christopher Peter Jürgensen, 1880s

Sport
  • Lars Elstrup (born 1963 in Råby) a Danish former professional footballer, with 340 club caps and 34 for Denmark
  • Erik Bo Andersen (born 1970 in Dronningborg) a Danish former professional footballer with 200 club caps and 6 for Denmark
  • Michael Gravgaard (born 1978 in Spentrup) a Danish former footballer with 317 club caps and 18 for Denmark
  • Simone Böhme (born 1991 in Spentrup) a Danish female handballer

Sources

References
  1. BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "What is Business Region Aarhus". businessregionaarhus.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. (in Danish) Danmarks Statistikbank
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