Fjerritslev Municipality

{{Infobox settlement | name = Fjerritslev Municipality | native_name = Fjerritslev Kommune | other_name = | settlement_type = Former municipality  | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_shield = Fjerrits kommunevåben.jpg | motto = | nickname = | etymology =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Denmark | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = North Jutland | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | image_map = Fjerritslev_Kommune_(1970-2006).png | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes =  | leader_title = Last mayor | leader_party = V | leader_name = Otto Kjær Larsen  | seat = Fjerritslev | seat_type = Seat  | established_title = Established | established_date = April 1, 1970 | established_title2 = Dissolved | established_date2 = December 31, 2006  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 289.65 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi =  | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft =  | population_as_of = 2006 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1920 Statistikbanken.dk] "BEF1A: Folketal 1. januar efter kommune, køn, alder og civilstand (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref> | population_total = 8,397 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi= | population_demonym =  | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = 1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = 2  | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | geocode = | iso_code = | blank1_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank1_info_sec1 = 811  | website = | footnotes = }}Until January 1, 2007 '''Fjerritslev Municipality''' was a municipality (Danish: ''kommune'') in the former North Jutland County, on the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord to the south and North Sea to the north. The municipality covered an area of 289.65 km<sup>2</sup>, and had a total population of 8,397 (2006). Its last mayor was Otto Kjær Larsen, a member of the Venstre political party.<ref>[http://www.danskekommuner.dk/Borgmesterfakta/Gammel_struktur/Nordjyllands-Amt/Fjerritslev-Kommune/ Danskekommuner.dk] "Fjerritslev Kommune" Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref>

Fjerritslev Municipality bordered Brovst Municipality to the east, Løgstør Municipality to the south and the municipalities of Thisted and Hanstholm Municipality to the west.

The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen 2007'' (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with the Aabybro, Pandrup and Brovst municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality. The new municipality belongs to the North Jutland Region.

==History== In the Middle Ages, Denmark was divided into syssels. The area that made up Fjerritslev Municipality was part of the hundred Han Hundred (Danish: ''Han Herred'') and belonged to the syssel of Thysyssel. It later came under the fief of Aalborghus. In 1662 Han Hundred was merged with a number of hundreds and came under Åstrup, Sejlstrup, Børglum County. The county lasted until 1793. The area that made up Fjerritslev Municipality was under the hundred of Vester Han Hundred, which came under Thisted County in 1793. This county lasted until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform where it came under the North Jutland County.<ref>[https://www.dis-danmark.dk/kort/kort.htm Dis-danmark.dk] "Kort over Danmarks amter fra 1793 til 1970" Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref>

In 1842 Denmark was divided into smaller administrative divisions, namely parish municipalities (Danish: ''sognekommunner''). The borders of these municipalities were largely based on the country's parishes. In the 1970 municipal reform these parish municipalities were dissolved. Seven parish municipalities were merged to create Fjerritslev Municipality. This municipality lasted until 2007 when it was merged with the municipalities of Brovst, Pandrup and Aabybro to form Jammerbugt Municipality.<ref>[https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Jammerbugt_Kommune Denstoredanske.lex.dk] "Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref>

===Historical divisions=== {| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em;" style="text-align: center" !colspan="99"|Historical municipal divisions of Fjerritslev Municipality |- ! 2007 ! 1970 !1842 !Towns |- | rowspan="99"|{{tooltip|2=Jammerbugt Kommune, 2007-|Jammerbugt Mun.}} |rowspan="8"|{{tooltip|2=Fjerritslev Kommune, 1970-2006|Fjerritslev Mun.}} |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Fjerritslev Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Fjerritslev Parish Mun.}} |Fjerritslev |- |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Haverslev-Bejstrup Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Haverslev-Bejstrup Parish Mun.}} |Bonderup |- |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Skræm Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Skræm Parish Mun.}} |Skræm |- |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Kettrup-Gøttrup Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Kettrup-Gøttrup Parish Mun.}} |Gøttrup |- |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Hjortdal Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Hjortdal Parish Mun.}} |Hjortdal |- |colspan="1" rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|2=Vester Torup-Klim Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Vester Torup-Klim Parish Mun.}} |Klim |- |Vester Torup |- |colspan="1"|{{tooltip|2=Vust Sognekommune, 1842-1970|Vust Parish Mun.}} |Vust |- |{{tooltip|2=Pandrup Kommune, 1970-2006|Pandrup Mun.}} |colspan="3" style="background:#E5E5E5;"| |- |{{tooltip|2=Brovst Kommune, 1970-2006|Brovst Mun.}} |colspan="3" style="background:#E5E5E5;"| |- |{{tooltip|2=Aabybro Kommune, 1970-2006|Aabybro Mun.}} |colspan="3" style="background:#E5E5E5;"| |}

==Towns== thumb|Former city hall in Fjerritslev. Approximately 45% of the municipality's population lived in rural areas or small villages, and another approximate 40% in the town of Fjerritslev. The remaining 15% lived in the larger towns and villages of the municipality, these being Bonderup, Gøttrup, Klim and Vester Torup. Smaller villages in the municipality included Skræm, Vust and Hjortdal.<ref>[https://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1920 Statistikbanken.dk] "BEF44: Folketal 1. januar efter byområder, landdistrikter (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 20 December 2020</ref>

Fjerritslev was located centrally in the municipality.

Below are the populations from 2006 of the five larger settlements of the municipality.<ref>[https://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a Statistikbanken.dk] "BEF4A Folketal 1. januar efter tid og byområder og landdistrikter" Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em" |- | Fjerritslev || align="center"| 3,375 |- | Klim || align="center"| 529 |- | Vester Torup || align="center"| 305 |- | Bonderup || align="center"| 242 |- | Gøttrup || align="center"| 220 |}{{clearleft}}

==Politics== ===Municipal council=== Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved. {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan=2| Election ! colspan=4| Party ! rowspan=2| Total<br />seats ! rowspan=2| Elected<br />mayor |- |style="background:#B5211D;"|'''{{font color|white|A}}''' |style="background:#254C85;"|'''{{font color|white|V}}''' |style="background:#E3CF57;"|'''{{font color|white|Z}}''' |style="background:#8B8989;"|'''{{tooltip|2=Other|{{font color|white|...}}}}''' |- |1970 |4 |3 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan=2| |10 |rowspan=9|17 |Einar Damsgaard (...) |- |1974 |4 |2 |11 |rowspan=3|Arne Simonsen (...) |- |1978 |3 |1 |1 |12 |- |1981 |3 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan=4| |1 |13 |- |1985 |5 |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |12 |rowspan=2|Olav Larsen (...) |- |1989 |4 |1 |12 |- |1993 |4 |1 |12 |Johan Svaneborg (...) |- |1997 |4 |6 |1 |6 |rowspan=2|Otto Kjær Larsen (V) |- |2001 |4 |7 |style="background:#CDC9C9;"| |6 |- |colspan=14|Data from [https://www.statistikbanken.dk/ Statistikbanken.dk] and editions of ''Kommunal Aarbog'' |}

===Mayors=== Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Fjerritslev Municipality were:<ref>[http://www.danskekommuner.dk/Borgmesterfakta/Gammel_struktur/Nordjyllands-Amt/Aabybro-Kommune/ Danskekommuner.dk] "Aabybro Kommune" Retrieved 20 December 2020</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! # !Mayor !Party !Term |- |1 || Einar Damsgaard ||{{color box|#8B8989}} ''Local party''||1970-1974 |- |2 || Arne Simonsen ||{{color box|#8B8989}} ''Local party''||1974-1986 |- |3 || Olav Larsen ||{{color box|#8B8989}} ''Local party''||1986-1994 |- |4 || Johan Svaneborg ||{{color box|#8B8989}} ''Local party''||1994-1998 |- |5 || Otto Kjær Larsen ||{{color box|#254C85}} Venstre||1998-2007 |}

==Parishes== thumb|Skræm Church The municipality consisted of ten parishes and eleven churches. *Bejstrup Parish (Bejstrup Church) *Gøttrup Parish (Gøttrup Church) *Haverslev Parish (Haverslev Church) *Hjortdal Parish (Hjortdal Church) *Kettrup Parish (Kettrup Church) *Klim Parish (Klim Church) *Kollerup-Fjerritslev Parish (Fjerritslev Church, Kollerup Church) *Skræm Parish (Skræm Church) *Vester Torup Parish (Vester Torup Church) *Vust Parish (Vust Church)

==Symbols== Fjerritslev Municipality's coat of arms was a red rooster standing in front of a yellow sun, on red background.

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Former municipalities of Denmark