Vejen Municipality
Vejen Municipality
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Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°29′00″N 9°09′00″E / 55.4833°N 9.15°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frank Schmidt-Hansen |
| Area | |
• Total | 817 km2 (315 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 42,702 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | vejen |
Vejen Municipality (Danish: Vejen Kommune) is a kommune in the 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 42,702 (2025). Its mayor is Frank Schmidt-Hansen, representing the Conservative People's 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.