until january 1, 2007 helle municipality was a municipality (danish, kommune) in ribe county on the jutland peninsula in southwest denmark. the municipality covered an area of 281&nbsp;kmÂ², and had a total population of 8,319 (2005). its last mayor was gylling haahr, a member of the venstre (liberal party) political party. the main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Ãrre. helle municipality ceased to exist due to kommunalreformen ("the municipality reform" of 2007). it was merged with existing blaabjerg, blÃ¥vandshuk, varde, and Ãlgod municipalities to form a new varde municipality in region of southern denmark. ==external links== * varde municipality's official website (danish only) == references == * municipal statistics: netborger kommunefakta, delivered from kmd aka kommunedata (municipal data) * municipal mergers and neighbors: eniro new municipalities map 
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