Vejle Municipality


Vejle Municipality is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 122,433. Its mayor is Jens Ejner Christensen, a member of the agrarian liberal party Venstre. Vejle Municipality's offices are located in its largest population center, the city of Vejle.
In its current configuration, Vejle Municipality was formed under the Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal [Reform 2007|Municipal Reform of 2007] by merging the previously existing Vejle Municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Børkop, Egtved, Give, Jelling, as well as the parish of Grejs, which formerly belonged to the municipality of Tørring-Uldum.
The municipality is part of Triangle [Region |Triangle Region] and of the East [Jutland metropolitan area], which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
The central administration of the Region of Southern Denmark is in Vejle, located in the former Vejle County offices at Damhaven 12.

Locations

Politics

Vejle's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has ten political committees.

Municipal council

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

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