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Aabybro Municipality Aabybro Kommune
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Denmark
County	North Jutland
Established	April 1, 1970
Dissolved	December 31, 2006
Seat	Aabybro
Government
• Last mayor	Ole L. Andersen (V)
Area
• Total	170.88 km (65.98 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,390
• Density	67/km (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC2 (CEST)
Municipal code	849

Until January 1, 2007 Aabybro Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former North Jutland County, on the south coast of the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord. The municipality covered an area of 170.88 km, and had a total population of 11,390 (2006). Its last mayor was Ole Lykkegaard Andersen, a member of the Venstre political party.

Aabybro Municipality bordered Brovst Municipality to the west, Pandrup and Brønderslev Municipality to the north and Aalborg Municipality to the east and south.

The municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen 2007 (the Municipality Reform of 2007). It was merged with the Brovst, Pandrup and Fjerritslev municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality. The new municipality belongs to the North Jutland Region.

History

In the Middle Ages, Denmark was divided into syssels. The area that made up Aabybro Municipality was part of the hundred Han Hundred (Danish: Han Herred) and belonged to the syssel of Thysyssel. It later came under the fief of Aalborghus. In 1662 Han Hundred was merged with a number of hundreds and came under Åstrup, Sejlstrup, Børglum County. The county lasted until 1793. The area that made up Aabybro Municipality was under the hundreds of Øster Han Hundred and Hvetbo Hundred, both of which came under Thisted County in 1793. This county lasted until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform where it came under the North Jutland County.

In 1842 Denmark was divided into smaller administrative divisions, namely parish municipalities (Danish: sognekommunner). The borders of these municipalities were largely based on the country's parishes. In the 1970 municipal reform these parish municipalities were dissolved. Three parish municipalities were merged to create Aabybro Municipality. This municipality lasted until 2007 when it was merged with the municipalities of Brovst, Pandrup and Fjerritslev to form Jammerbugt Municipality.

Historical divisions

Towns

Approximately 40% of the municipality's population lived in the town of Aabybro. Around a fifth lived in rural areas or small villages, with the remaining approximately 40% living in the municipality's larger towns and villages, these being Biersted, Birkelse, Gjøl and Nørhalne. Smaller villages in the municipality included Ryå and Fristrup.

Aabybro was the seat of the municipality. The town was located centrally, with the Birkelse to the west, Nørhalne and Biersted to the west and Gjøl to the south.

Below are the populations from 2006 of the five larger settlements of the municipality.

Politics

Municipal council

Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970 and until 2001, which was the last election before the municipality was dissolved.

Mayors

Since the creation of the municipality in 1970 and until it was dissolved in 2007, the mayors of Aabybro Municipality were:

Parishes

The municipality consisted of four parishes and four churches.

• Biersted Parish (Biersted Church)
• Gjøl Parish (Gjøl Church)
• Vedsted Parish (Vedsted Church)
• Aaby Parish (Aaby Church)

Symbols

Aabybro Municipality's coat of arms was two white swans on each side of a white sword. The background was blue.

References

1. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF1A: Folketal 1. januar efter kommune, køn, alder og civilstand (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 20 December 2020
2. "Aabybro Kommune". Danske Kommuner (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
3. Frandsen, Karl-Erik; Bartholdy, Nils G. (2017-06-13). "Jammerbugt Kommune". Den Store Danske (in Danish). lexDK. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
4. Dis-danmark.dk "Kort over Danmarks amter fra 1793 til 1970" Retrieved 22 December 2020
5. Denstoredanske.lex.dk "Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 22 December 2020
6. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF44: Folketal 1. januar efter byområder, landdistrikter (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 20 December 2020
7. Statistikbanken.dk "BEF4A Folketal 1. januar efter tid og byområder og landdistrikter" Retrieved 22 December 2020
8. https://www.statistikbanken.dk/
9. Danskekommuner.dk "Aabybro Kommune" Retrieved 20 December 2020

v t e Defunct municipalities of Denmark
Former • Current
Bornholm County	Allinge-Gudhjem Hasle Nexø Rønne Aakirkeby
Copenhagen County	Ledøje-Smørum Søllerød Værløse
Frederiksborg County	Birkerød Farum Fredensborg-Humlebæk Frederikssund Frederiksværk Græsted-Gilleleje Hillerød Hundested Jægerspris Karlebo Skibby Skævinge Slangerup Stenløse Ølstykke
Funen County	Assens Bogense Broby Egebjerg Ejby Faaborg Glamsbjerg Gudme Haarby Kerteminde Langeskov Marstal Middelfart Munkebo Nyborg Nørre Aaby Otterup Ringe Rudkøbing Ryslinge Svendborg Sydlangeland Søndersø Tommerup Tranekær Ullerslev Vissenbjerg Ærøskøbing Ørbæk Årslev Aarup
North Jutland County	Arden Brovst Brønderslev Dronninglund Farsø Fjerritslev Frederikshavn Hadsund Hals Hirtshals Hjørring Hobro Løgstør Løkken-Vrå Nibe Nørager Pandrup Sejlflod Sindal Skagen Skørping Støvring Sæby Aabybro Aalborg Aars
Ribe County	Billund Blåbjerg Blåvandshuk Bramming Brørup Esbjerg Grindsted Helle Holsted Ribe Varde Vejen Ølgod
Ringkøbing County	Avlum-Haderup Brande Egvad Herning Holmsland Holstebro Ikast Lemvig Ringkøbing Skjern Struer Thyborøn-Harboør Thyholm Trehøje Ulfborg-Vemb Videbæk Vinderup Åskov
Roskilde County	Bramsnæs Gundsø Hvalsø Køge Lejre Ramsø Roskilde Skovbo Solrød Vallø
Storstrøm County	Fakse Fladså Holeby Holmegård Højreby Langebæk Maribo Møn Nakskov Nykøbing Falster Nysted Næstved Nørre Alslev Præstø Ravnsborg Rudbjerg Rødby Rønnede Sakskøbing Stevns Stubbekøbing Suså Sydfalster Vordingborg
South Jutland County	Augustenborg Bov Bredebro Broager Christiansfeld Gram Gråsten Haderslev Højer Lundtoft Løgumkloster Nordborg Nørre Rangstrup Rødding Rødekro Skærbæk Sundeved Sydals Sønderborg Tinglev Tønder Vojens Aabenraa
Vejle County	Brædstrup Børkop Egtved Gedved Give Hedensted Horsens Jelling Juelsminde Kolding Lunderskov Nørre-Snede Tørring-Uldum Vamdrup Vejle
West Zealand County	Bjergsted Dianalund Dragsholm Fuglebjerg Gørlev Hashøj Haslev Holbæk Hvidebæk Høng Jernløse Kalundborg Korsør Nykøbing-Rørvig Skælskør Slagelse Sorø Stenlille Svinninge Tornved Trundholm Tølløse
Viborg County	Bjerringbro Fjends Hanstholm Hvorslev Karup Kjellerup Møldrup Sallingsund Skive Spøttrup Sundsøre Sydthy Thisted Tjele Viborg Aalestrup
Aarhus County	Ebeltoft Galten Gjern Grenaa Hadsten Hammel Hinnerup Hørning Langå Mariager Midtdjurs Nørhald Nørre Djurs Purhus Randers Rosenholm Rougsø Ry Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Sønderhald Them Fjends

v t e Jammerbugt Municipality
Populated places	Arentsminde Biersted Birkelse Blokhus Bonderup Brovst Fjerritslev Gjøl Gøttrup Halvrimmen Hune Ingstrup Klim Kås Ny Skovsgård Nørhalne Pandrup Saltum Skovsgård Tranum Vester Hjermitslev Vester Torup Østerby Aabybro
Landmarks	Fårup Summer Park
Education	HMNJ
Geographical features	Hanherred Limfjord North Jutlandic Island Store Vildmose
Sports	Jammerbugt FC
Lists	Churches Listed buildings
Category

57°9′N 9°45′E / 57.150°N 9.750°E / 57.150; 9.750

• Former municipalities of Denmark