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Thisted Municipality

Thisted Municipality (Danish:Thisted Kommune) is akommune inNorth Jutland Region,Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 42,989 (2024). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town ofThisted.

Thisted Municipality
Thisted Kommune (Danish)
View of beach with small trawlers berthing in Vorupør
View of beach with small trawlers berthing inVorupør
Coat of arms of Thisted Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates:56°57′10″N8°36′10″E / 56.9528°N 8.6028°E /56.9528; 8.6028
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorNiels Jørgen Pedersen
Area
 • Total
1,101 km2 (425 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total
42,989
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.thisted.dkEdit this at Wikidata

On 1 January 2007 Thisted municipality was, as the result ofKommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged withHanstholm andSydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.

Locations

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Thisted13,500
Hurup2,700
Hanstholm2,100
Klitmøller1,200
Snedsted1,100
Nors1,100

Thy

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Main article:Thy (district)

Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district ofThy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the districtHanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy,Thyholm.

Potential name change

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In November 2023, the municipal council voted, by 17 to 10, to advance with a proposal to change the name of the municipality toThy Municipality. The next step is to have a feel among the citizens to see whether it should be changed. A final decision is set to take place on February 27, 2024.[2][3]

Politics

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Municipal council

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Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since theMunicipal Reform of 2007.

ElectionPartyTotal
seats
TurnoutElected
mayor
ABCFIKOVØÅ
2005111311192772.1%Erik Hove Olesen (A)
200910422968.3%Lene Kjeldgaard (V)
2013102410175.0%
20179511361174.4%Ulla Vestergaard (A)
Data fromKmdvalg.dk 2005,2009,2013 and2017

Notable people

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Congressman Andrew Petersen, 1921
  • Niels Andersen (1835 in Ydby, Thisted County - 1911) a Danish businessman and politician; created the first large construction company in Denmark; lived inSøholm from 1877
  • Andreas Riis Carstensen (1844 in Sennels, near Thisted – 1906) a Danish painter who specialized in maritime scenes, notably of Greenland.
  • Johan Skjoldborg (1861 in Øsløs in Thisted – 1936) a Danish educator, novelist, playwright and memoirist
  • Andrew Petersen (1870 near Thisted – 1953) was a patternmaker, foundry company executive and politician inNew York City
  • Aage Oxenvad (1884 in Gettrup near Thisted – 1944) a Danish clarinetist who played in theRoyal Danish Orchestra from 1909
  • Erik Aalbæk Jensen (1923 in Thy – 1997) a Danish writer and Lutheran minister
  • Bent Larsen (1935 in Tilsted near Thisted – 2010) a Danish chess grandmaster and author
  • Jonas Vingegaard (born 1996 in Hillerslev) a Danish cyclist

References

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External links

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