Editing Holmsland Municipality

[[Image:Hvide Sande, Denmark, Schleuse 8535.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Lock and bridge in Hvide Sande, Denmark.]]

Until 1 January 2007 '''Holmsland''' was a [[municipality]] ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Commune (subnational entity)|kommune]]'') in [[Ringkjøbing County]] on the west coast of the [[Jutland]] peninsula in west [[Denmark]]. The municipality covered an area of 95&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> on a narrow strip of land, Holmsland Dunes (''Holmsland Klit''), which is connected to the mainland on the north and south, and bounded on the east by [[Ringkøbing Fjord]] and on the west by the [[North Sea]].  It had a total population of 5,285 (2005).  Its last mayor was Ivar Enevoldsen. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of [[Hvide Sande]] ("White Sands").

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a {{lang|da|kommunalreform}} ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing [[parish]]es:
* Gammelsogn Parish
* Holmsland Klit Parish
* Nysogn Parish

Holmsland municipality ceased to exist due to [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]].  It was merged with existing [[Egvad Municipality|Egvad]], [[Ringkøbing]], [[Skjern Municipality|Skjern]],  and [[Videbæk]] municipalities to form the new [[Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality]].  This created a municipality with an area of 1,485&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a total population of 57,818 (2005).  The new municipality belong to [[Region Midtjylland]] ("Mid-Jutland Region"). The merger was a hot issue in Holmsland municipality, since Holmslund distinguished itself by having Denmark's lowest [[tax rate]], and residents expected that this rate would increase on account of the merger.  According to ''[[Dagbladet Børsen]]'', Denmark's leading business paper, residents risked a loss on their properties of more than 250,000 [[Danish krone|DKr]], and a yearly tax increase of 15,000 DKr on account of the merger [https://archive.today/20110807065301/http://www.borsen.dk/dagens-nyheder/?ids%5B%5D=62846].

==The town of Hvide Sande ==
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The town of Hvide Sande lies in the middle of the former municipality and is Denmark's 5th largest fishing [[harbour]].  It was established on either side of the canal that runs from the North Sea into [[Ringkøbing Fjord]].  The canal was dedicated in 1931.
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ringkobingfjord.dk/ Ringkøbing Fjord municipality's official cooperation and tourism information website]
* [http://www.hvidesande.dk/uk/ City web site for Hvide Sande]

== References ==
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD] aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

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[[Category:Former municipalities of Denmark]]