- summer (DST) CEST (UTC2) Capital Frederikshavn | Area 648.6 km² | |
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Points of interest Råbjerg Mile, Skagens Museum, Sand‑Covered Church, Skagen Bunker Museum, Sandormen | ||
Frederikshavn municipality is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.
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Map of Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark
As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), it is a merger between the previous municipalities of Frederikshavn, Skagen and Sæby. The new municipality has an area of 642 km² and a total population of 61,576 (2011).
The first mayor of the new municipality was Erik Sørensen (Social Democrats). Since 2014 it has been Birgit Hansen which governs by a broad coalition with the rest of all the parties.
Towns
The following is a list of settlements within the municipality by population (as of 2013).
- Frederikshavn 23,309
- Sæby 8,770
- Skagen 8,220
- Strandby 2,389
- Ålbæk 1,544
- Østervrå 1,350
- Elling 1,216
- Kilden 895
- Gærum 655
- Dybvad 644
- Ravnshøj 642
- Jerup 622
- Voerså 573
- Hørby 438
- Kvissel 426
- Halbjerg 341
- Thorshøj 279
- Syvsten 272
- Lyngså 255
- Præstbro 249
References
Frederikshavn Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA