North Jutland Region


The North Jutland Region, on one official website altered to North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties and set up five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 before 1 January 2006, when Ærø Municipality was created, to 98. North Jutland Region has 11 municipalities. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007.The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favor of the local level and the central government in Copenhagen.

Geography

The North Jutland Region consists of the former North Jutland County combined with parts of the former Viborg County, and the western half of Mariager Municipality.
Geologically the region lies in the northern part of Denmark which is rising because of post-glacial rebound.

Towns

Economy

The Gross domestic product of the region was 26.1 billion € in 2018, accounting for 8.7% of Denmarks economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 33,200 € or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year.

Culture and education

One of Denmark's five universities, Aalborg Universitet, is situated in the region. Most of the region's museums are situated in Aalborg such as Nordjyllands Historiske Museum, KUNSTEN, Musikkens Hus, Utzon Center and Zoologisk Have.