Vejen Kommune / Vejen Municipality

Vejen Kommune / Vejen Municipality

Vejen Kommune er en kommune i Region Syddanmark efter Kommunalreformen i 2007. Den indeholder både områder fra Sydjylland (nord for den gamle grænse) og Sønderjylland (syd for grænsen). Vejen Kommune opstod ved sammenlægning af: - Rødding Kommune, Brørup Kommune, Holsted Kommune og Vejen Kommune (1970-2006). Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km², and has a total population of 42,447 (2008). Its mayor is Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1,2 million inhabitants where it makes up the southwesternmost part. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen. Vejen er en middelstor stationsby i Sydjylland med 9.518 indbyggere (2015) Jernbanen kom til Vejen i 1874. I løbet af få år voksede stationsbyen op langs landevejen mellem stationen og den gamle landsby. Landsbyen lå omkring kirken og kroen ved den gamle Kolding-Varde landevej, den nuværende sekundærrute 191. I dag ligger byen centralt både i forhold til E20 Esbjergmotorvejen og sekundærrute 191, som indtil opførelsen af motorvejen før år 2000 hed A1. Vejen ligger ved Kongeåen, grænse fra 1864 til 1920 mellem Danmark og Preussen, da Sønderjylland var tyskbesat til efter 1. verdenskrig. Vejen var grænseby på den danske side. Vejen with a population of 9,518 (1 January 2014) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark. The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. The Vejen Art Museum specializes in works from the end of the 19th century in styles including Symbolism and Art Nouveau. The food industry is a major employer. Major companies include Eurofins Steins Laboratorium, with 425 employees (2015), Danish Crown and Aquapris, a manufacturer of fish products. .

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