Løkken-Vrå Municipality | |
Native Name Lang: | Danish |
Native Name: | Løkken-Vrå Kommune |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | North Jutland County |
Extinct Date: | 1 January 2007 |
Extinct Title: | Municipality reform of 2007 |
Area Total Km2: | 181 |
Population Total: | 8,828 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Løkken-Vrå was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the North Jutland County, Denmark until 1 January 2007. It was located on the northwest coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy on the northern Jutland peninsula.
The municipality covered an area of, and had a total population of 8,828 (2005). The two main towns were Vrå and Løkken, where Vrå acted as the seat of the municipal council.
Løkken-Vrå municipality ceased to exist following the Municipality Reform of 2007 (Danish: kommunalreformen). It was merged with existing Hjørring, Hirtshals, and Sindal municipalities to form an enlarged Hjørring municipality with a total area of and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").