Haderslev Municipality
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 9°30′E / 55.25°N 9.5°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mads Skau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 814 km2 (314 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 55,353 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 7 |
| Website | www |
Haderslev Municipality (Danish: Haderslev Kommune, German: Kommune Hadersleben) is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in the Region of Southern Denmark. It includes the island of Årø as well as several other smaller islands in the Little Belt. The municipality covers 701.98 km2 (271 sq mi) and has a population of 55,353 (2023). Its mayor is Mads Skau, representing the Venstre political party. Due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), Haderslev municipality was merged on January 1 of that year with the former municipalities of Gram and Vojens, as well as Bjerning, Hjerndrup, and Fjelstrup parishes of Christiansfeld Municipality and Bevtoft parish of Nørre Rangstrup Municipality.
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.[2][3]
The waters of Haderslev Fjord cut into the municipality from the Little Belt, dividing the city north-to-south, becoming Haderslev Dam west of the city centre. Årø Strait (Årøsund) separates the bulk of the municipality from the island of Årø, and the two are connected by ferry service between the town of Årøsund on the mainland and the town of Årø on the island.
