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 sqkm, 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 sqkm 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