Until 1 January 2007Sydthy municipality was aDanishmunicipality (Danish,kommune) in the formerViborg County on the west coast ofVendsyssel-Thy, a part of theJutland peninsula in westDenmark. It is on the north bank of theLimfjord. The municipality covered an area of 322 km², and had a total population of 11,239 (2005). Its last mayor was Arne Hyldahl, a member of theVenstre (Liberal Party)political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town ofHurup.

Sydthy municipality ceased to exist as the result ofKommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existingHanstholm andThisted municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality. This create a municipality with an area of 1,072 km² and a total population of 46,158 (2005). The new municipality belongs toRegion Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

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  Coat of arms of Sydthy
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  Flag of Sydthy

• Thisted municipality's official website (Danish only)

• Municipal statistics:NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered fromKMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors:Eniro new municipalities map

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