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 43,383 (2023). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted.
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.
PoliticsEdit
Municipal councilEdit
Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Niels Andersen (1835 in Ydby, Thisted County - 1911) a Danish businessman and politician; created the first large construction company in Denmark; lived in Søholm 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 in New York City
^BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
Municipal statistics: , delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors:
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thisted Kommune.
Municipality's official website (In Danish)
September 01, 2023
thisted, municipality, thisted, municipality, municipality, danish, kommune, north, jutland, region, denmark, municipality, covers, area, total, population, 2023, main, town, site, municipal, council, town, thisted, thistedmunicipalityview, beach, with, small,. Thisted municipality is a municipality Danish kommune in North Jutland Region Denmark The municipality covers an area of 1 072 km and has a total population of 43 383 2023 The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted ThistedMunicipalityView of beach with small trawlers berthing in VoruporCoat of armsLocation in DenmarkCoordinates 56 57 10 N 8 36 10 E 56 9528 N 8 6028 E 56 9528 8 6028CountryDenmarkRegionNorth JutlandEstablished1 January 2007Government MayorNiels Jorgen PedersenArea Total1 101 km2 425 sq mi Population 1 January 2023 1 Total43 383 Density39 km2 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Websitewww wbr thisted wbr dkOn 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 Contents 1 Locations 2 Thy 3 Politics 3 1 Municipal council 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksLocations EditThisted 13 500Hurup 2 700Hanstholm 2 100Snedsted 1 100Nors 1 000Klitmoller 1 000Thy EditMain article Thy district 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 Politics EditMunicipal council Edit 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 Totalseats Turnout ElectedmayorA B C F I K O V O A2005 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 2017Notable people Edit nbsp Congressman Andrew Petersen 1921See also Thisted Notable People Niels Andersen 1835 in Ydby Thisted County 1911 a Danish businessman and politician created the first large construction company in Denmark lived in Soholm 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 Oslos in Thisted 1936 a Danish educator novelist playwright and memoirist Andrew Petersen 1870 near Thisted 1953 was a patternmaker foundry company executive and politician in New York City Aage Oxenvad 1884 in Gettrup near Thisted 1944 a Danish clarinetist who played in the Royal Danish Orchestra from 1909 Erik Aalbaek 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 cyclistReferences Edit BY2 Population 1 January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark Municipal statistics NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata Municipal Data Municipal mergers and neighbors Eniro new municipalities mapExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thisted Kommune Municipality s official website In Danish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thisted Municipality amp oldid 1159462677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
