Hirtshals Municipality was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
( da, kommune) in
Denmark
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. It was located on the west and north coast of the
Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
peninsula and belonged to
North Jutland County
North Jutland County ( da, Nordjyllands Amt) is a former county (Danish: ''amt'') in northern Denmark. It was located on the eastern half of Vendsyssel-Thy and the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula. It was the largest county in Denmark, ...
. It was abolished effective 1 January 2007. The municipal seat was located in the town of
Hirtshals
Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a po ...
. Its last mayor was Knud Størup (independent).
Geography
The municipality covered an area of , and had a total population of 14,088 (2005). Besides Hirtshals, it covered the villages
Tornby,
Vidstrup,
Asdal,
Tuen,
Bindslev,
Tversted,
Emmersbæk,
Lilleheden and
Horne.
Merger
Hirtshals municipality ceased to exist due to
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing
Hjørring
Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...
,
Løkken-Vrå
Løkken-Vrå was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the North Jutland County, Denmark until January 1, 2007. It was located on the northwest coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy on the northern Jutland peninsula.
The municipality covered a ...
, and
Sindal
Sindal is a railway town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 3,095 (1 January 2022) and is located in Hjørring Municipality in Region Nordjylland.
Until 1 January 2007 ...
municipalities to form an enlarged Hjørring municipality. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of ca. 67,816.
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Former municipalities of Denmark
Hirtshals
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