Løkken-Vrå
Løkken-Vrå was a municipality (Danish, 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 Jutland peninsula.
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Løkken-Vrå Municipality
Løkken-Vrå Kommune | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Former town hall in Vrå | |
| Country | Denmark |
| County | North Jutland County |
| Municipality reform of 2007 | 1 January 2007 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,828 |
The municipality covered an area of 181 km2 (70 sq mi), and had a total population of 8,828 (2005). The two main towns were Vrå and Løkken, where Vrå acted as the seat of the municipal council.
Løkken-Vrå municipality ceased to exist following the Municipality Reform of 2007 (Danish: kommunalreformen). It was merged with existing Hjørring, Hirtshals, and Sindal municipalities to form an enlarged Hjørring municipality with a total area of 929 km2 (359 sq mi) and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
Mayors
- Valdemar Langthjem, 1970–1975
- Jens Baggesen, 1975–1986
- Søren Jensen, 1986–1987
- Birte Andersen, 1986–1994
- Knud Rødbro, 1994–2007[1]
Notable people
- Katja Schumann (born 1949) a retired circus performer; in 2015 she purchased a dilapidated former pig farm in Løkken-Vrå, renovated the property into a working animal farm, seasonal circus, and museum.
- Lone Træholt (born 1958 in Løkken) the first woman in the Danish armed forces to obtain the rank of General
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- "Danske Kommuner - Søgning". Danske Kommuner. Retrieved 2020-07-17.