'Fjerritslev' is a town in
Jammerbugt municipality,
Region Nordjylland in
Denmark.
Until
January 1,
2007, Fjerritslev was also a municipality (
Danish, ''
kommune'') in
North Jutland County . The municipality covered an area of 290
km², and had a total population of 8,480 (2005). Its last mayor was Otto Kjær Larsen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party.
Fjerritslev municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Brovst,
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