Løkken-Vrå (Løkken)
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.
The municipality covered an area of 181 sqkm, 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 sqkm and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
* Valdemar Langthjem, 1970–1975
* Jens Baggesen, 1975–1986
* Søren Jensen, 1986–1987
* Birte Andersen, 1986–1994
* Knud Rødbro, 1994–2007
The municipality covered an area of 181 sqkm, 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 sqkm and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
* Valdemar Langthjem, 1970–1975
* Jens Baggesen, 1975–1986
* Søren Jensen, 1986–1987
* Birte Andersen, 1986–1994
* Knud Rødbro, 1994–2007
Map - Løkken-Vrå (Løkken)
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Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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DKK | Danish krone | kr | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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DA | Danish language |
EN | English language |
FO | Faroese language |
DE | German language |