Frederikshavn Municipality () is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland. As a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), it is a merger between the previous municipalities of

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The ...

Skagen Skagen () is the northernmost town in Denmark, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in North Denmark Region, Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalbo ...

and Sæby. The new municipality has an area of 642 km² and a total population of 57,882 (2025). The first mayor of the new municipality was Erik Sørensen (

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). Since 2014 it has been Birgit Hansen which governs by a broad coalition with the rest of all the parties.

Towns

The following is a list of settlements within the municipality by population.

Mayor

For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.

Frederikshavn

Former Skagen municipality

Former Sæby municipality

Politics

Municipal council

Frederikshavn's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin towns – sister cities

Frederikshavn is twinned with: *

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References

External links

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Region Nordjylland site
{{Authority control Municipalities of the North Jutland Region Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007