Municipality in Denmark
Frederikshavn Municipality (Danish: Frederikshavn Kommune) is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.
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 58,376 (2024).[1]
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.
Mayor
For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.
Frederikshavn
Former Skagen municipality
Former Sæby municipality
Politics
Municipal council
Frederikshavn's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Twin towns – sister cities
Frederikshavn is twinned with:[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Kongeligt udnævnte Borgmestre". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Borgmestre Frederikshavn Kommune". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Borgmestre i Skagen". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Borgmestre i Sæby". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Venskabsbyer". frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Kommune. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
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- Official website (in Danish)
- Region Nordjylland site