Højer (german: Hoyer; frr, Huuger), is a town with a population of 1,102 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark which was the seat of the former Højer
municipality
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in south
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, in
Region of Southern Denmark
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on the west coast of the
Jutland
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peninsula.
Højer Municipality
The former Højer Municipality covered an area of 117 km2, and had a total population of 2,861 (2005). Its last mayor was Peter Christensen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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.
The coastal area of the former municipality is a nature reserve.
The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing
parish
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Løgumkloster
Løgumkloster (german: Lügumkloster; both mean 'Løgum monastery'), is a town in Tønder Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark with a population of 3,480 (1 January 2022).Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and
Tønder
Tønder (; german: Tondern ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,505 (as of 1 January 2022), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.
History
The first mention of Tønder might ...
municipalities to form the new
Tønder Municipality
Tønder (German: ''Tondern'', North Frisian: ''Tuner'') is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,278 km2, and has a total populati ...
. This created a municipality with an area of 1,352 km2 and a total population of 42,645 (2005).