Løkken-Vrå
Løkken-Vrå Municipality
Løkken-Vrå Kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
Former town hall in Vrå | |
Interactive map of Løkken-Vrå Municipality | |
| Country | Denmark |
| County | North Jutland County |
| Municipality reform of 2007 | 1 January 2007 |
| Area | |
• Total | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 8,828 |
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 181 km2 (70 sq mi), 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 929 km2 (359 sq mi) and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").