Vejen Municipality


Vejen Municipality is a municipality 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. Its mayor is Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre political party.
The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen. One of the attractions of the area is the Vejen Art Museum.

History

On January 1, 2007, Vejen municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with Brørup, Holsted, and Rødding municipalities to form an enlarged Vejen municipality.

Villages in Vejen Municipality

Politics

Vejen's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.

Municipal council

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