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Nørager Municipality

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Nørager Municipality
Nørager Kommune
Former municipalities of Denmark
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion of North Jutland
SeatNørager
Government
 • MayorPoul Larsen (Last)
Area
 • Total628 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total5,565
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)

Nørager Municipality is a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.[1] The former Nørager municipality covered an area of 168 km², and had a total population of 5,565 (2005). Its last mayor was Poul Larsen, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party.

On 1 January 2007 Nørager municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Skørping and Støvring municipalities to form the new Rebild Municipality.[1] This created a municipality with an area of 628 km² and a total population of 28,457 (2005).

Kommunekontoret i Nørager
Municipality office in Nørager

Mayors of Nørager

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Name Party Time
Ernst Wadgaard Venstre 1970 - 1978
Niels Juel Jensen Venstre 1978 - 1990
Jens Ove Hansen Venstre 1990 - 1998
Poul Larsen Konservative 1998 - 2007

References

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  1. ^ a b Lindhart, Charlotte (2017-07-01). "1970-2007 i Rebild Kommune". Trap Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.