HOBRO

'Hobro' - population 11.001 (2006) - is a town in Mariagerfjord municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.
Hobro was until January 1, 2007 also a municipality (Danish, ''kommune'') in North Jutland County covering an area of 166 km² and with a total population of 15,318 (2005). Its last mayor was Jørgen Pontoppidan, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
Hobro municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Arden, Hadsund, and Mariager municipalities to form the new Mariagerfjord municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 769 km² and a total population of 43,049 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

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External links

★ Mariagerfjord municipality's official website

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★ Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)

★ Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map