Pandrup
Encyclopedia
Pandrup is a town with a population of 2,846 (1 January 2011) until 1 January 2007 in North Jutland County
, now in the North Denmark Region on the northwest coast of the Jutland
peninsula in northern Denmark
. Until 2007, Pandrup was also the main town of the Pandrup municipality (Danish
, kommune).
(Liberal Party) political party
. By January 1, 2007 Pandrup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Brovst
, Fjerritslev
, and Aabybro
municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality
. This created a municipality with an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,864 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). The main town and the seat of its municipal council was the town of Pandrup. Other towns and villages within the municipality were Blokhus
, Hune, Saltum, Kaas, Vester Hermitslev, Ingstrup, Moseby and Jetsmark.
Neighboring municipalities were Brovst
to the southwest, Aabybro
to the south, Brønderslev
to the east, and Løkken-Vrå
to the northeast. To the west was Jammer Bay (Jammerbugt), and beyond that the Skagerrak
, the strait
that separates Denmark from Norway
.
The municipality's principal industries include tourism, agriculture and electronics.
North Jutland County
North Jutland County is a former county in northern Denmark. It was located on the eastern half of Vendsyssel-Thy and the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula. It was the largest county in Denmark, but with a relatively low population. The county seat was Aalborg, Denmark's fourth largest...
, now in the North Denmark Region on the northwest coast of the Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
peninsula in northern Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Until 2007, Pandrup was also the main town of the Pandrup municipality (Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune).
Pandrup Municipality
The Pandrup municipality covered an area of 190 km², and had a total population of 10,676 (2005). Its last mayor was Flemming Jansen, a member of the VenstreVenstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
. By January 1, 2007 Pandrup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Brovst
Brovst
Brovst is a town with a population of 2,778 in Jammerbugt municipality in northern Jutland in the Region Nordjylland. To the north is Jammer Bay , and beyond that the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway....
, Fjerritslev
Fjerritslev
Fjerritslev is a town in Jammerbugt Municipality, Region Nordjylland in Denmark. The town's population is 3,403 .Until 1 January 2007, Fjerritslev was the municipal seat of the former Fjerritslev Municipality.-External links:* -References:...
, and Aabybro
Aabybro
Aabybro is a town in Jammerbugt municipality in Denmark. In 1953, its population was 1,188; by 1960 it had risen to 1,346 and by 2011 to 5,382....
municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality
Jammerbugt municipality
Jammerbugt is a municipality in North Denmark Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,957 ....
. This created a municipality with an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,864 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). The main town and the seat of its municipal council was the town of Pandrup. Other towns and villages within the municipality were Blokhus
Blokhus
Blokhus is a small town with a population of 405 in the municipality of Jammerbugt in Denmark, on the north-west coast of the Jutland Peninsula. It is primarily a tourist resort...
, Hune, Saltum, Kaas, Vester Hermitslev, Ingstrup, Moseby and Jetsmark.
Neighboring municipalities were Brovst
Brovst
Brovst is a town with a population of 2,778 in Jammerbugt municipality in northern Jutland in the Region Nordjylland. To the north is Jammer Bay , and beyond that the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway....
to the southwest, Aabybro
Aabybro
Aabybro is a town in Jammerbugt municipality in Denmark. In 1953, its population was 1,188; by 1960 it had risen to 1,346 and by 2011 to 5,382....
to the south, Brønderslev
Brønderslev
Brønderslev is a town with a population of 11,840 . It is the municipal seat of Brønderslev municipality, Vendsyssel in Region Nordjylland, the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
to the east, and Løkken-Vrå
Løkken-Vrå
Until January 1, 2007 Løkken-Vrå was a municipality in North Jutland County on the northwest coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 181 km², and hads a total population of 8,828 . Its last mayor was Knud...
to the northeast. To the west was Jammer Bay (Jammerbugt), and beyond that the Skagerrak
Skagerrak
The Skagerrak is a strait running between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area, which leads to the Baltic Sea.-Name:...
, the strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
that separates Denmark from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The municipality's principal industries include tourism, agriculture and electronics.