Hjørring Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in

North Jutland Region The North Jutland Region (), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an Regions of Denmark, administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, 2007 Danish municipal refor ...

on the west coast of the island of

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

at the top of the

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

peninsula in northern

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. The municipality covers an area of , making it the largest in Vendsyssel, and it has a total population of 63,311 (2025). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of

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 25,908 (acco ...

. Other towns in the municipality includes the harbour 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 ...

to the north, sea side resorts Løkken and Lønstrup to the west, Tårs and

Vrå Vrå is a railway town in Hjørring Municipality, Hjørring Municipalities of Denmark, municipality, Denmark. It was the former municipal seat of the abolished Løkken-Vrå municipality. As of 1 January 2025, Vrå has a population of 2,681. His ...

to the south 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 3,071 (1 January 2025) and is located in Hjørring Municipality in Region Nordjylland. Until 1 January 2007 ...

and Bindslev to the East. On 1 January 2007 Hjørring municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing

Løkken-Vrå Løkken-Vrå was a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') in the North Jutland County, Denmark until 1 January 2007. It was located on the northwest coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy on the northern J ...

, and

municipalities to form an enlarged Hjørring municipality.

The town of Hjørring

The town of Hjørring is the largest town in

Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island which also comprises the areas Hanherred and Thy. Vendsy ...

and has a population of 24,789 (2004). It is one of Denmark's oldest towns, and it celebrated its 750-year anniversary as a market town in 1993. Archaeological discoveries show that the area was already populated 10,000 years ago. A major fire burned down much of the town in 1819. The educational opportunities in the town include a gymnasium (the Danish equivalent of a high school/pre college), a business gymnasium (vocational education), and a school for the education of nurses.

Politics

Municipal council

Hjørring's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

The town of Hjørring

Politics

Municipal council

See also

References

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