Region of Southern Denmark

Coordinates: 55°20′N 9°40′E / 55.333°N 9.667°E / 55.333; 9.667
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Region of Southern Denmark
Region Syddanmark (Danish)
Region Süddänemark (German)
Regiuun Syddanmark (North Frisian)
Region
Official logo of Region of Southern Denmark
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Location of Region of Southern Denmark
Coordinates: 55°20′N 9°40′E / 55.333°N 9.667°E / 55.333; 9.667
CountryDenmark
CapitalVejle
Largest cityOdense
Municipalities
22
  • Ærø
Government
 • Chairman
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeDK-83[3]
HDI (2019)0.930[4]
very high · 3rd of 5
Websitewww.regionsyddanmark.dk

The Region of Southern Denmark

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The regional capital is Vejle but Odense is the region's largest city and home to the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark with branch campuses in Esbjerg, Kolding and Sønderborg. The responsibilities of the regional administration include

hospitals and regional public transport, which is divided between two operators, Sydtrafik on the mainland and Als, and Fynbus on Funen and adjacent islands. On the island municipalities of Ærø (since 2016)[6][7] and Fanø (since 2018),[8][9]
the municipalities themselves are responsible for public transport.

Geography

The Region of Southern Denmark is the westernmost of the Danish administrative regions (Region Zealand being the southernmost).

It consists of the former counties of

Egtved and Christiansfeld - the latter from South Jutland County
). A total of 78 municipalities were combined to a total of 22 new entities.

Municipalities

Map of the municipalities of the region

The region is subdivided into 22 municipalities:

GDP

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 57.3 billion € in 2018, accounting for 19.0% of Denmark's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,100 € or 116% of the EU27 average in the same year.[10]

North Schleswig Germans

The Region of Southern Denmark is home to the only

North Schleswig. This minority makes up about 6% of the total population of the municipalities of Aabenraa/Apenrade, Haderslev/Hadersleben, Sønderborg/Sonderburg and Tønder/Tondern. In these four municipalities, the German minority enjoys certain linguistic rights in accordance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[11]

Regional Council

The five regions of Denmark each have a regional council of 41 members. These are elected every four years, during the local elections.

Election Party Total
seats 		Elected
chairman
A B C D
F
 		I O V
Ø
 		...
2005 14 1 6 2 3 13 1 1 41 Carl Holst (V)
2009 12 1 4 6 4 13 1
2013 12 1 3 2 1 5 15 2
2017 10 1 2 6 1 5 14 2 Stephanie Lose (V)
2021 12 2 3 2 2 1 17 2
Current 11 2 3 2 3 1 17 2 ...
Data from Kmdvalg.dk

See also

References

  1. ^ FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Denmark Country Codes". codesofcountry.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ^ "The Region of Southern Denmark". regionsyddanmark.dk. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. ^ Dalgaard Nielsen, Kirstine (8 January 2016). "Nu kører Ærø selv bussen". Fyns Amts Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ Jørgensen, Sune (7 November 2017). "Langeland vil fyre Fynbus og gøre busserne gratis". TV 2/Fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Kollektiv Trafik - Bus 2018". fanoe.dk (in Danish). Fanø Municipality. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ^ Bjerre-Christensen, Heidi (28 April 2017). "Skilsmisse mellem Fanø og Sydtrafik en realitet". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  11. ^ "Germans of South Jutland in Denmark".

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