Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Ringkøbing
Ringkøbing
Coat of arms of Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°00′36″N 8°23′48″E / 56.01°N 8.3967°E / 56.01; 8.3967
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Jutland
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorHans Østergaard
Area
 • Total1,485 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total56,348
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.rksk.dk

Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality (Danish: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune) is the largest municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It was formed on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 administrative reform from the former municipalities of Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, Skjern, and Videbæk. New figures concerning Regions and Municipalities of Denmark published by the Ministry of Economics, "Municipal Key Figures" (Danish: "De Kommunale Nøgletal" (www.noegletal.dk)), state that the new municipality from 2011 had a total area, including some water, of 1,494.56 square kilometres (577.05 sq mi), the largest municipality in Denmark by area. The total population was 56,348 (1. January 2023)[1] with a population density of 38 per square km. It is part of Region Midtjylland ("Region Central Jutland"), also known as the Central Denmark Region. The Mayor of the Municipality since 2018 is Hans Østergaard (Venstre).

The Church of Denmark has 46 parishes in the municipality.

Locations

Ringkøbing9,900
Skjern7,800
Videbæk4,300
Tarm4,000
Hvide Sande2,900
Spjald1,300
Lem1,300
Vorgod-Barde1,000
Tim880

Politics

Municipal council

Ringkøbing-Skjern's municipal council consists of 29 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 C D F J K O V
2005 5 2 1 3 1 17 29 74.3% Torben Nørregaard (V)
2009 5 1 3 2 2 16 70.3% Iver Enevoldsen (V)
2013 6 3 1 3 2 14 76.0%
2017 6 3 1 6 2 11 74.8% Hans Østergaard (V)
2021 4 3 1 3 6 1 11 70.1%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

See also

References

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