Danish regions

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Danish regions are the five top-level administrative units of Denmark responsible primarily for healthcare and regional development, established as part of the 2007 municipal reform.

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Danish Regions 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division system
abolishedPreviousLevel amtskommuner (counties)
areDistinctFrom Danish dioceses NERFINISHED
NUTS statistical regions NERFINISHED
cameIntoForce 2007
cooperateThrough Danish Regions (interest organization) NERFINISHED
country Denmark
DanishName regioner
doNotHave tax-levying powers
electionCycle 4 years
established 2007-01-01
establishedAsPartOf 2007 Danish Municipal Reform
firstElectionHeld 2005
fundingSource municipal contributions
state block grants
governanceStructure directly elected regional councils
includeSubdivision Region Hovedstaden GENERATED
Region Midtjylland GENERATED
Region Nordjylland GENERATED
Region Sjælland GENERATED
Region Syddanmark GENERATED
languageUsed Danish NERFINISHED
legalBasis Danish Local Government Reform Act NERFINISHED
levelInAdministrativeHierarchy first-level subdivision of Denmark
lowestLevelAbove Danish municipalities
mainCompetence business and innovation promotion
environmental and spatial planning at regional level
general practitioner agreements
hospital services
psychiatric services
regional transport planning
specialist medical care planning
numberOfMunicipalitiesWithin 98 GENERATED
numberOfSubdivisions 5
oversightBy Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health NERFINISHED
primaryResponsibility healthcare
regional development
purpose coordination of regional development policies
decentralization of healthcare administration
replaced Danish counties NERFINISHED
subdivisionType region

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Danish trade unions negotiateWith Danish regions
this entity surface form: Danish Regions