Frederikshavn Municipality

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Frederikshavn Municipality
Frederikshavn Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
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Coordinates: 57°26′28″N10°32′23″E / 57.4411°N 10.5397°E / 57.4411; 10.5397
CountryDenmark
Region Region Nordjylland
City charter 1818
Current municipality 1 January 2007
Seat Frederikshavn
Government
 • MayorBirgit Hansen
Area
 • Total648.6 km2 (250.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023) [1]
 • Total58,864
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC2 (CEST)
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Frederikshavn Municipality (Danish : Frederikshavn Kommune) is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.

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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 58,864 (2023). [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.

Frederikshavn 23,000
Sæby 8,700
Skagen 8,200
Strandby 2,400
Ålbæk 1,500
Østervrå 1,300
Elling 1,200
Kilden 900
Gærum 650
Dybvad 640
Ravnshøj 640
Jerup 620
Voerså 570
Hørby 440
Kvissel 430
Halbjerg 340
Thorshøj 280
Syvsten 270

Mayor

For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.

Frederikshavn

#NameTook officeLeft officePolitical Party
1F. E. E. Erichsen18701882By royal decree
2Niels Tvede18821899By royal decree
3C. A. Ramsing19001913By royal decree
4P. E. Holsøe19131919By royal decree
5Christen Elius Andersen19191920 Conservatives
6Johan Gustav Hassing19201933 Conservatives
7Frithjof Houmøller19331936 Conservatives
8Harald Victor Alster19361937 Conservatives
9Lars Christian Fisker19371950 Social Democrats
10Westy Beckett19501954 Conservatives
11Lars Christian Fisker19541960 Social Democrats
12Harald Jensen19601965 Social Democrats
13Christian Pedersen19651970 Social Democrats
14Villy Christensen19701985 Social Democrats
15Ove Christensen19861993 Social Democrats
16Jens Christian Larsen19941997 Venstre
17Erik Sørensen19982006 Social Democrats
Merger
17Erik Sørensen20072009 Social Democrats
18Lars Møller20102013 Venstre
19Birgit Hansen2014Incumbent Social Democrats
Source: [2] [3]

Former Skagen municipality

#NameTook officeLeft officePolitical Party
1Iver Christensen19191924
2Jakob Peder Jacobsen19241925 Indre Mission
3Søren Møller19241942
4Thomas Andreasen Geisnæs19421946
5Holger Hansen19461950
6A. M. Nielsen19501958
7Carl Berg19581968
8Poul Møller19681972
9Carl Winther19721974
10H. Nibe Hansen19721974
11Erik Thomsen19861989
12H. Nibe Hansen19901971
13Inger Støtt19921993 Venstre
14Kurt Kirkedal Jensen19942001 Social Democrats
18Hans Rex Christensen20022006 Venstre
Source: [4]

Former Sæby municipality

#NameTook officeLeft officePolitical Party
1P. Dicksen19191921
2N. P. Nielsen19211929
3P. Lund19291933
4Louis Nielsen19331934 Social Democrats
5N. P. Nielsen19341943
6Christian Kjærsgaard19431943
7Aage Neergaard19431946 Venstre
8Christian Kjærsgaard19461950 Venstre
9Erling Mehlsen19501958 Conservatives
10Aage Neergaard19581960 Venstre
11Laurids Christensen19601966 Social Democrats
12Erling Mehlsen19661970 Conservatives
13Ingemann Christensen19701974 Venstre
14Frede Fredborg Christensen19741989 Venstre
15Hans Krarup Olesen19901993
16Leif Bak19941997 Social Democrats
17Folmer Hansen19982006 Venstre
Source: [5]

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.

ElectionPartyTotal
seats		TurnoutElected
mayor
A C D F O TU V Ø
2005 1512111103166.8%Erik Sørensen (A)
2009 112531064.2%Lars Møller (V)
2013 1411410172.3%Birgit Stenbak Hansen (A)
2017 18112612971.5%
2021 182111668.1%
Current1821116N/A
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021.

Twin towns – sister cities

Frederikshavn is twinned with: [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ↑ "Kongeligt udnævnte Borgmestre". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Borgmestre Frederikshavn Kommune". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Borgmestre i Skagen". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Borgmestre i Sæby". stadsarkiv.frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Venskabsbyer". frederikshavn.dk (in Danish). Frederikshavn Kommune. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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