Fjerritslev Municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Fjerritslev Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former North Jutland County, on the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord to the south and North Sea to the north. The municipality covered an area of 289.65 km2, and had a total population of 8,397 (2006). Its last mayor was Otto Kjær Larsen, a member of the Venstre political party.[2]

Fjerritslev Municipality
Fjerritslev Kommune
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Fjerritslev Municipality
Coat of arms
CountryDenmark
CountyNorth Jutland
EstablishedApril 1, 1970
DissolvedDecember 31, 2006
SeatFjerritslev
Government
 • Last mayorOtto Kjær Larsen (V)
Area
 • Total289.65 km2 (111.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total8,397
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Municipal code811

Fjerritslev Municipality bordered Brovst Municipality to the east, Løgstør Municipality to the south and the municipalities of Thisted and Hanstholm Municipality to the west.

The municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen 2007 (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with the Aabybro, Pandrup and Brovst municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality. The new municipality belongs to the North Jutland Region.

History

In the Middle Ages, Denmark was divided into syssels. The area that made up Fjerritslev Municipality was part of the hundred Han Hundred (Danish: Han Herred) and belonged to the syssel of Thysyssel. It later came under the fief of Aalborghus. 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 Fjerritslev Municipality was under the hundred of Vester Han Hundred, which came under Thisted County in 1793. This county lasted until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform where it came under the North Jutland County.[3]

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. In the 1970 municipal reform these parish municipalities were dissolved. Seven parish municipalities were merged to create Fjerritslev Municipality. This municipality lasted until 2007 when it was merged with the municipalities of Brovst, Pandrup and Aabybro to form Jammerbugt Municipality.[4]

Historical divisions
Historical municipal divisions of Fjerritslev Municipality
2007 1970 1842 Towns
Jammerbugt Mun. Fjerritslev Mun. Fjerritslev Parish Mun. Fjerritslev
Haverslev-Bejstrup Parish Mun. Bonderup
Skræm Parish Mun. Skræm
Kettrup-Gøttrup Parish Mun. Gøttrup
Hjortdal Parish Mun. Hjortdal
Vester Torup-Klim Parish Mun. Klim
Vester Torup
Vust Parish Mun. Vust
Pandrup Mun.
Brovst Mun.
Aabybro Mun.

Towns
Former city hall in Fjerritslev.

Approximately 45% of the municipality's population lived in rural areas or small villages, and another approximate 40% in the town of Fjerritslev. The remaining 15% lived in the larger towns and villages of the municipality, these being Bonderup, Gøttrup, Klim and Vester Torup. Smaller villages in the municipality included Skræm, Vust and Hjortdal.[5]

Fjerritslev was located centrally in the municipality.

Below are the populations from 2006 of the five larger settlements of the municipality.[6]

Fjerritslev3,375
Klim529
Vester Torup305
Bonderup242
Gøttrup220

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.

Election Party Total
seats		 Elected
mayor
A V Z ...
1970 4 3 10 17 Einar Damsgaard (...)
1974 4 2 11 Arne Simonsen (...)
1978 3 1 1 12
1981 3 1 13
1985 5 12 Olav Larsen (...)
1989 4 1 12
1993 4 1 12 Johan Svaneborg (...)
1997 4 6 1 6 Otto Kjær Larsen (V)
2001 4 7 6
Data from Statistikbanken.dk and editions of Kommunal Aarbog

Mayors

Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Fjerritslev Municipality were:[7]

# Mayor Party Term
1Einar Damsgaard  Local party1970-1974
2Arne Simonsen  Local party1974-1986
3Olav Larsen  Local party1986-1994
4Johan Svaneborg  Local party1994-1998
5Otto Kjær Larsen  Venstre1998-2007

Parishes
Skræm Church

The municipality consisted of ten parishes and eleven churches.

Symbols

Fjerritslev Municipality's coat of arms was a red rooster standing in front of a yellow sun, on red background.

References
  1. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF1A: Folketal 1. januar efter kommune, køn, alder og civilstand (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 22 December 2020
  2. Danskekommuner.dk "Fjerritslev Kommune" Retrieved 22 December 2020
  3. Dis-danmark.dk "Kort over Danmarks amter fra 1793 til 1970" Retrieved 22 December 2020
  4. Denstoredanske.lex.dk "Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 22 December 2020
  5. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF44: Folketal 1. januar efter byområder, landdistrikter (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 20 December 2020
  6. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF4A Folketal 1. januar efter tid og byområder og landdistrikter" Retrieved 22 December 2020
  7. Danskekommuner.dk "Aabybro Kommune" Retrieved 20 December 2020
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