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Karup Municipality

former municipality in Denmark
Organization former_municipality_of_denmark Q616249
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Summary

Karup Municipality is a former municipality of Denmark[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Karup Municipality is located in Viborg County[3].
  • Karup Municipality is in the country of Denmark[4].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Karl Bitsch[5].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Ove Svane[6].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Jens Erik Lyngsø[7].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Kjeld Merstrand[8].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Ivan Rasmussen[9].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Svend Jørgensen[10].
  • Karup Municipality's head of government is recorded as Kjeld Merstrand[11].
  • Karup Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Denmark[12].
  • Karup Municipality's capital is recorded as Karup[13].
  • Karup Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Munkedal Municipality[14].
  • April 1, 1970 marks the founding of Karup Municipality[15].
  • Karup Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2006[16].
  • Karup Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.3075, 'lon': 9.1653}[17].
  • Karup Municipality's replaces is recorded as Ravnsbjerg Civil Parish[18].
  • Karup Municipality's replaces is recorded as Q109477765[19].
  • Karup Municipality's replaces is recorded as Q109477731[20].
  • Karup Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Viborg Municipality[21].
  • Karup Municipality's position held by head of the organization is recorded as mayor of Karup Municipality[22].

Body

Founding

April 1, 1970 marks the founding of Karup Municipality[15].

Dissolution

Karup Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2006[16].

Why It Matters

Karup Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Denmark

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Q111669101. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . retsinformation.dk. retsinformation.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Bob08 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Karl Bitsch, Ove Svane, Jens Erik Lyngsø +4
    Country → —
    Different from → Q1734691
    Capital → Karup
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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