Thisted Municipality
Thisted municipality is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 45,549 (2008). Its mayor is Erik Hove Olesen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne). 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.
Thy
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.
Notable people of the municipality
- Peter von Scholten (1784 in Vestervig – 1854) Governor-General of the Danish West Indies 1827-1848.
- Henriette Nielsen (1815-1900) a Danish author and playwright
- Andrew Petersen (1870–1953) was a patternmaker and foundry company executive in New York City
- Aage Oxenvad (1884 in Gettrup near Thisted – 1944) a Danish clarinetist who played in the Royal Danish Orchestra from 1909
- Bent Larsen (1935 in Tilsted near Thisted – 2010) a Danish chess grandmaster and author
- Per Pedersen (born 1964 in Vestervig) a retired road bicycle racer
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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- Municipality's official website (In Danish)
