Thisted Municipality
Thisted Kommune (
Danish) | |
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Coordinates: 56°57′10″N 8°36′10″E / 56.9528°N 8.6028°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | North Jutland |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Niels Jørgen Pedersen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,101 km2 (425 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)
[1] | |
• Total | 43,383 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Website |
www |
Thisted Municipality ( Danish: Thisted Kommune) is a kommune in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 43,383 (2023). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted.
On 1 January 2007 Thisted municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Hanstholm and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.
Thisted | 13,500 |
Hurup | 2,700 |
Hanstholm | 2,100 |
Snedsted | 1,100 |
Nors | 1,000 |
Klitmøller | 1,000 |
Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district of Thy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the district Hanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy, Thyholm.
In November 2023, the municipal council voted, by 17 to 10, to advance with a proposal to change the name of the municipality to Thy 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]
Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | F | I | K | O | V | Ø | Å | ||||
2005 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 72.1% | Erik Hove Olesen (A) | |||
2009 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 68.3% | Lene Kjeldgaard (V) | ||||||
2013 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 75.0% | |||||||
2017 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74.4% | Ulla Vestergaard (A) | |||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |
Thisted Municipality
Thisted Kommune (
Danish) | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 56°57′10″N 8°36′10″E / 56.9528°N 8.6028°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | North Jutland |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Niels Jørgen Pedersen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,101 km2 (425 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)
[1] | |
• Total | 43,383 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Website |
www |
Thisted Municipality ( Danish: Thisted Kommune) is a kommune in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 43,383 (2023). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted.
On 1 January 2007 Thisted municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Hanstholm and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.
Thisted | 13,500 |
Hurup | 2,700 |
Hanstholm | 2,100 |
Snedsted | 1,100 |
Nors | 1,000 |
Klitmøller | 1,000 |
Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district of Thy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the district Hanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy, Thyholm.
In November 2023, the municipal council voted, by 17 to 10, to advance with a proposal to change the name of the municipality to Thy 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]
Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | F | I | K | O | V | Ø | Å | ||||
2005 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 72.1% | Erik Hove Olesen (A) | |||
2009 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 68.3% | Lene Kjeldgaard (V) | ||||||
2013 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 75.0% | |||||||
2017 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74.4% | Ulla Vestergaard (A) | |||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 |