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'''Varde''' is a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Commune (subnational entity)|kommune]]'') in [[Region Syddanmark]] on the west coast of the [[Jutland]] peninsula in southwest [[Denmark]]. Its mayor is [[Gylling Håhr]], a member of the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] (Liberal Party) [[Politics of Denmark|political party]]. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km². It has a population of 50,125 (2008).
On [[January 1]], [[2007]] Varde municipality was, due to [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007)]], merged with existing [[Blaabjerg]], [[Blåvandshuk]], most of [[Helle municipality|Helle]] (Grimstrup sogn, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with [[Esbjerg]]), and [[Ølgod]] municipalities to form a new Varde municipality.
== External links ==
* [http://www.vardekommune.dk/ Municipality's official website]
* [http://www.varde.dk Varde portal]
* [http://www.visitwestdenmark.com/ Varde Official Tourist Information]
* [http://www.visitwestdenmark.com/denmark-attractions/varde.html Varde Attractions] - museums and other sites of interest in Varde
== References ==
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
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