Sejlflod Municipality was a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
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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 east coast of the
Jutland
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peninsula in northern
Denmark
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. The municipality covered an area of 208 km
2, and had a total population of 9,394 (2005). Its last mayor was Kristian Schnoor, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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. The main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Storvorde, ca. 12 kilometers east of
Aalborg city center. Just south of Storvorde is the small town named Sejlflod which named the municipality. To the east is
Ålborg Bay (''Ålborg Bugt'').
Sejlflod municipality ceased to exist due to
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing
Hals,
Nibe, and
Aalborg municipalities to form the new Aalborg municipality, becoming part of
Region Nordjylland
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.
External links
The new Aalborg municipality's website
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Former municipalities of Denmark
Aalborg Municipality
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