Sindal
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Sindal is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 242 km², and has a total population of 9,425 (2005). Its mayor is Søren Risager, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Sindal.
Neighboring municipalities are Frederikshavn and Skagen to the east, Hirtshals to the north, Hjørring to the west, and Sæby to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Sindal municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Hirtshals, Hjørring, and Løkken-Vrå municipalities to form an expanded Hjørring municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 92 km² and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). After the reform Hjørring will be the largest municipality on Vendsyssel.
The town's original name was Soldalen (lit. "Sun Valley").
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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