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Farsø Municipality

Coordinates: 56°28′N 9°12′E / 56.46°N 9.20°E / 56.46; 9.20
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Farsø Municipality
Farsø Kommune
Former municipalities of Denmark
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion of North Jutland
Current municipalityJanuary 1, 2007
SeatFarsø
Government
 • MayorH.O.A. Kjeldsen Last
Area
 • Total201.32 km2 (77.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total7,991
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)

Until 1 January 2007 Farsø Municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a total population of 7,991 (2005). Its last mayor was H. O. A. Kjeldsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Farsø municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).. It was merged with Løgstør, Aalestrup, and Aars municipalities to form the new Vesthimmerland Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 815 km² and a total population of 39,176 (2005).

History

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Strandby-Farsø parish Municipality built a municipal office in the town of Farsø in 1941. Following the municipal reform in 1970, where the municipality of Farsø was established by merging with other parish municipalities, it was still used for the administration of the municipality until 1989, when a new town hall was put into service. Farsø Municipality was part of the municipal reform in 2007 where it formed the Vesthimmerland Municipality.

Mayor

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Period Name Party
1970–1978 Bernhard Nielsen-Man Lokalliste
1978-1982 Erik Rabøl Jørgensen Lokalliste
1982–1986 Bernhard Nielsen-Man Venstre
1986-1990 Erik Rabøl Jørgensen Lokalliste
1990-1998 Jette Thomsen Det Konservative Folkeparti
1998-2007 H.O.A. Kjeldsen Venstre

References

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56°28′N 9°12′E / 56.46°N 9.20°E / 56.46; 9.20