'Brovst' is a town in
Jammerbugt municipality in northern
Jutland in the
Region Nordjylland. To the north is Jammer Bay (''
Jammerbugt''), and beyond that the
Skagerrak, the
strait that separates Denmark from
Norway.
Until
January 1,
2007, Brovst was also a municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') covering an area of 223
km², and having a total population of 8,340 (2005). Its last mayor is Mogens C. Gade, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party.
Brovst municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Fjerritslev,
Pandrup, 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).
External links
★
Jammerbugt municipality's official website (Danish only)
References
★ Municipal statistics:
NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
★ Municipal mergers and neighbors:
Eniro new municipalities map