Højer

Højer (German:"Hoyer", North Frisian "Huuger"), is a town and a former municipality in south Denmark, in Region Syddanmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula. The municipality covered an area of 117 km², and had a total population of 2,861 (2005). Its last mayor was Peter Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats ("Socialdemokraterne") political party.

The coastal area of the former municipality is a nature reserve.

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a "kommunalreform" ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:
* Daler Parish
* Emmerlev Parish
* Hjerpsted Parish
* Højer Parish

On January 1, 2007 Højer municipality ceased to exist due to "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bredebro, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and Tønder municipalities to form the new Tønder municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,352 km² and a total population of 42,645 (2005).

External links

* [http://www.toender.dk Tønder municipality's official website] da icon

References

* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]