Løkken-Vrå
# Løkken-Vrå

Løkken-Vrå was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the North Jutland County, Denmark until 1 January 2007. It was located on the northwest coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy on the northern Jutland peninsula.

The municipality covered an area of 181 $km^2$ (70 sq mi), and had a total population of 8,828 (2005). The two main towns were Vrå and Løkken, where Vrå acted as the seat of the municipal council.

Løkken-Vrå municipality ceased to exist following the Municipality Reform of 2007 (Danish: kommunalreformen). It was merged with existing Hjørring, Hirtshals, and Sindal municipalities to form an enlarged Hjørring municipality with a total area of 929 $km^2$ (359 sq mi) and a total population of ca. 67,816. The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

## Mayors

* Valdemar Langthjem, 1970–1975
* Jens Baggesen, 1975–1986
* Søren Jensen, 1986–1987
* Birte Andersen, 1986–1994
* Knud Rødbro, 1994–2007

## Notable people

* Katja Schumann (born 1949) a retired circus performer; in 2015 she purchased a dilapidated former pig farm in Løkken-Vrå, renovated the property into a working animal farm, seasonal circus, and museum.
* Lone Træholt (born 1958 in Løkken) the first woman in the Danish armed forces to obtain the rank of General
