Until January 1, 2007 Brovst Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former North Jutland County, on the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord to the south and the North Sea to the north. The municipality covered an area of 222.72 km2, and had a total population of 8,281 (2006). Its last mayor was Mogens Christian Gade, a member of the Venstre political party.[2]
In the Middle Ages, Denmark was divided into syssels. The area that made up Brovst 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 Brovst Municipality was under the hundred of Øster Han Hundred, which came under Thisted County in 1793. This county lasted until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform where it came under the North Jutland County.[3]
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. In 1966 five parish municipalities had been merged to form Brovst Parish Municipality, which was reformed to Brovst Municipality in the 1970 municipal reform. This municipality lasted until 2007 when it was merged with the municipalities of Pandrup, Aabybro and Fjerritslev to form Jammerbugt Municipality.[4]
Historical divisions
Historical municipal divisions of Pandrup Municipality
Approximately a third of the population lived in the municipality's seat of Brovst, with another third living in the remaining larger towns and villages of the municipality. The last third lived in rural areas or small villages. Smaller villages in the municipality include Ny Skovsgård.
Brovst was located centrally in the municipality.
Below are the populations from 2006 of the six larger settlements of the municipality.[5]
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.
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