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Sindal Municipality

Coordinates: 57°28′00″N 10°13′00″E / 57.4667°N 10.2167°E / 57.4667; 10.2167
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Sindal Municipality
Sindal Kommune
Former Municipality
Coat of arms of Sindal Municipality
Map
CountryDenmark
CountyNorth Jutland County
Formed1966
Dissolved2007
Area
 • Total242 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total9,425

Sindal Municipality was a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Denmark. It was located on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark and belonged to North Jutland County. It was abolished effective 1 January 2007. The municipal seat was located in the town of Sindal.

Geography

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The former Sindal municipality covered an area of 242 km², and had a total population of 9,425 (2005).

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On January 1, 2007 Sindal municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Hirtshals, Hjørring, and Løkken-Vrå municipalities to form an expanded Hjørring Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 929,58 km² and a total population of ca. 67,816.

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57°28′00″N 10°13′00″E / 57.4667°N 10.2167°E / 57.4667; 10.2167