Until January 1, 2007 Aabybro Municipality was a municipality ( Danish: '' 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 south coast of the

North Jutlandic Island The North Jutlandic Island (), Vendsyssel-Thy, or Jutland north of the Limfjord (''Jylland nord for Limfjorden''), is the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland. It is more common to refer to the three traditional districts Vendsyssel, Hanh ...

, bordering the

Limfjord The Limfjord ( common Danish: ''Limfjorden'' , in north Jutlandish dialect: ''Æ Limfjord'') is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as a fjord ever since Viking times. However, it now has inlets both from ...

. The municipality covered an area of 170.88 km², and had a total population of 11,390 (2006). Its last mayor was Ole Lykkegaard Andersen, a member of the Venstre political party. Aabybro Municipality bordered

Brovst Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Brovst Municipality was a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in the former North Jutland County, on the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord to the south and the North Sea to the north. The municipality covered an ...

to the west,

Pandrup Pandrup is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 6 km northwest of Aabybro and 17 km southwest of Brønderslev. Until 1 January 2007 Pandrup was the seat of the former Pandrup Municipality. Histo ...

and

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 munici ...

to the north and

Aalborg Municipality Aalborg Municipality is a municipality in North Jutland Region on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) ''The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia''. Columbia University. p. 11. The municipality straddl ...

to the east and south. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen 2007'' (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with the Brovst, Pandrup and

Fjerritslev Fjerritslev is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 13 km north of Løgstør, 37 km northeast of Thisted and 30 km southwest of Aabybro. Until 1 January 2007 Fjerritslev was the seat of the former Fjerrits ...

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 T ...

. The new municipality belongs to the North Jutland Region.

History

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

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...

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 Aabybro Municipality was under the hundreds of Øster Han Hundred and Hvetbo Hundred, both of 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

1970 Danish Municipal Reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...

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

parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

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

Historical divisions

Towns

Approximately 40% of the municipality's population lived in the town of Aabybro. Around a fifth lived in rural areas or small villages, with the remaining approximately 40% living in the municipality's larger towns and villages, these being Biersted, Birkelse, Gjøl and Nørhalne. Smaller villages in the municipality included Ryå and Fristrup. Aabybro was the seat of the municipality. The town was located centrally, with the Birkelse to the west, Nørhalne and Biersted to the west and Gjøl to the south. Below are the populations from 2006 of the five 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 Aabybro Municipality were:Danskekommuner.dk
"Aabybro Kommune" Retrieved 20 December 2020

Parishes

The municipality consisted of four parishes and four churches. *Biersted Parish ( Biersted Church) *Gjøl Parish ( Gjøl Church) *Vedsted Parish ( Vedsted Church) *Aaby Parish ( Aaby Church)

Symbols

Aabybro Municipality's coat of arms was two white swans on each side of a white sword. The background was blue.

References

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