Hirtshals

Hirtshals is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 196 km?, and has a total population of 14,088 (2005). Its mayor is Knud St?rup.

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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Hirtshals.

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Neighboring municipalities are Skagen to the east and northeast, and Hj?rring and Sindal to the south. To the west is Jammer Bay (Jammerbugten), and to the north is Tannis Bay (Tannis Bugt). Beyond these waters is the Skagerrak.

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By January 1, 2007 Hirtshals municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Hj?rring, L?kken-Vr?, and Sindal municipalities to form the new Hj?rring municipality. The new municipality will be the largest on Vendsyssel.

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North Jutland County: Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the largest county in Denmark, but has a relatively low population. The county seat is Aalborg, the fourth largest city of Denmark....