200px|thumb|right|location of hjÃ¸rring municipality within denmark thumb|hjÃ¸rring - springvandspladsen  hjÃ¸rring municipality is a municipality (danish: kommune) in north denmark region on the west coast of the island of vendsyssel-thy at the top of the jutland peninsula in northern denmark. the municipality covers an area of 929,58&nbsp;kmÂ², making it the largest in vendsyssel, and it has a total population of 67,121 (2008). its current mayor is arne boelt, a member of the social democrats (socialdemokraterne) political party. the main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of hjÃ¸rring. other towns in the municipality includes the harbour town of hirtshals to the north, sea side resorts lÃ¸kken and lÃ¸nstrup to the west, tÃ¥rs and vrÃ¥ to the south and sindal and bindslev to the east. on january 1, 2007 hjÃ¸rring municipality was, as the result of kommunalreformen ("the municipal reform" of 2007), merged with existing hirtshals, lÃ¸kken-vrÃ¥, and sindal municipalities to form an enlarged hjÃ¸rring municipality. ==the town of hjÃ¸rring==  the town of hjÃ¸rring is the largest town in vendsyssel and has a population of 24,789 (2004). it is one of denmark's oldest towns, and it celebrated its 750 year anniversary as a market town in 1993. archaeological discoveries show that the area was already populated 10,000 years ago. a major fire burned down much of the town in 1819. there are good educational opportunities in the town including a gymnasium (the danish equivalent of a high school/pre college), a business gymnasium and a nursing school. == see also == * rubjerg knude lighthouse == external links ==  * municipality's official website * municipal statistics: netborger kommunefakta, delivered from kmd aka kommunedata (municipal data) * municipal mergers and neighbors: eniro new municipalities map   
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