2007 Danish Municipal Reform
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The 2007 Danish Municipal Reform was a major administrative restructuring in Denmark that significantly reduced the number of municipalities and reorganized regional governance across the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2007 Danish Municipal Reform canonical | 3 |
| Danish Municipal Reform of 2007 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial reform
ⓘ
political reform ⓘ |
| abolishedAdministrativeLevel | counties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kommunalreformen 2007 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all Danish counties
ⓘ
all Danish municipalities ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibilityChange |
environmental administration reorganized
ⓘ
healthcare transferred from counties to regions ⓘ social services strengthened at municipal level ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| createdAdministrativeLevel | regions ⓘ |
| decisionMaker |
Folketing
ⓘ
surface form:
Folketinget
|
| effectiveDate | 2007-01-01 ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark (excluding Faroe Islands and Greenland for municipal structure)
|
| hasConsequence |
changes in local political representation
ⓘ
new municipal boundaries across Denmark ⓘ reallocation of public sector employees ⓘ |
| impact |
altered financing structure of healthcare services
ⓘ
changed distribution of tasks between state, regions and municipalities ⓘ consolidated municipal service provision ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Government of Denmark ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | Danish Parliament legislation on structural reform ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
improve efficiency of local government
ⓘ
streamline public administration ⓘ strengthen municipal capacity for welfare services ⓘ |
| newNumberOfMunicipalities | 98 ⓘ |
| numberOfNewRegions | 5 ⓘ |
| planningPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| policyArea |
local government
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ regional government ⓘ |
| politicalContext | structural reform of the public sector in Denmark ⓘ |
| predecessorAdministrativeUnits | Danish counties ⓘ |
| previousNumberOfMunicipalities | 271 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
decentralization of welfare services
ⓘ
municipal consolidation ⓘ regionalization ⓘ |
| result |
larger average municipal population
ⓘ
reduced number of local government units ⓘ replacement of counties with regions ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-01-01 ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnits | Danish regions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| typeOfChange |
municipal amalgamation
ⓘ
regional reorganization ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Danish Municipal Reform of 2007