Until January 1, 2007 Pandrup Municipality was a municipality (

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: '' kommune'') in the former

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, ...

, on the north coast of the

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. The municipality covered an area of 189.67 km², and had a total population of 10,612 (2006). Its last mayor was Flemming Jansen, a member of the Venstre political party. Pandrup Municipality bordered Løkken-Vrå Municipality to the north,

Brønderslev Municipality Brønderslev is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 630 km² and has a total population of 36,177 (2021). The municipal council is located in the town of Brønderslev. The municipa ...

to the east,

Aabybro Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Aabybro Municipality was a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in the former North Jutland County, on the south coast of the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord. The municipality covered an area of 170.88 km2, a ...

to the south-east and

Brovst Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Brovst Municipality was a municipality (Danish language, Danish: ''List of municipalities of Denmark (1970–2006), kommune'') in the former North Jutland County, on the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord to the sou ...

to the south-west. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen 2007'' (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with the

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, Aabybro and Brovst municipalities to form the new

Jammerbugt municipality Jammerbugt Municipality is a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in the North Jutland Region on the North Jutlandic Island. It is located along the coast of Skagerrak to the north and the Limfjord to the south. It borders the municipalities of This ...

. The new municipality belongs to the

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History

In the Middle Ages, Denmark was divided into syssels. The area that made up Pandrup Municipality was part of the

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Han Hundred (Danish: ''Han Herred'') and belonged to the syssel of Thysyssel. It later came under the fief of

Aalborghus Aalborghus Castle ( da, Aalborghus Slot) is a castle in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a half-timbered (''bindingsværk'') castle built by King Christian III from 1539 to around 1555 initially as a fortification. A building had existed at the site befor ...

. In 1662 Han Hundred was merged with a number of hundreds and came under Åstrup, Sejlstrup, Børglum County. The county lasted until 1793. The area that made up Pandrup Municipality was under the hundred of Hvetbo Hundred, which came under

Thisted County Thisted County ( da, Thisted Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the north-westernmost part of the country It encompassed the westernmost part of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy. It was dissolved in 1970 when the bulk of it was merged i ...

in 1793. This county lasted until the

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where it came under the

. In 1842 Denmark was divided into smaller administrative divisions, namely parish municipalities (Danish: ''sognekommunner''). The borders of these municipalities were largely based on the country's

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. In the 1970 municipal reform these parish municipalities were dissolved. Three parish municipalities were merged to create Pandrup Municipality. This municipality lasted until 2007 when it was merged with the municipalities of Brovst, Aabybro and Fjerritslev to form Jammerbugt Municipality.

Historical divisions

Towns

Approximately a quarter of the municipality's population lived in the municipality's seat of Pandrup. Another quarter lived in rural areas or small villages. A fifth lived in Kås, while the remaining population lived in the larger towns and villages of the municipality. Pandrup was located in the southern part of the municipality, as was the towns of Hune, Blokhus, Kås and Moseby. Moseby has today grown together with Kås. Saltum, Ingstrup and Vester Hjermitslev were located in the northern part of the municipality. Below are the populations from 2006 of the eight larger settlements of the municipality.

Politics

Municipal council

Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved.

Mayors

Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Pandrup Municipality were:Danskekommuner.dk
"Ullerslev Kommune" Retrieved 1 October 2020

Parishes

The municipality consisted of six parishes and seven churches. *Alstrup Parish ( Alstrup Church) *Hune Parish ( Hune Church, Rødhus Church) *Ingstrup Parish ( Ingstrup Church) *Jetsmark Parish ( Jetsmark Church) *Saltum Parish ( Saltum Church) *Vester Hjermitslev Parish ( Vester Hjermitslev Church)

Symbols

Pandrup Municipality's coat of arms was half a straw next to the sea, both shown in white. Above the sea was a red sun. The background was blue, with a frame in red and white.

References

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