Blåvandshuk

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A view to the north of Skallingen, Denmark.

Blåvandshuk is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 223 km², and has a total population of 4,378 (2005). Its mayor is Hans Chr. Thoning, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Oksbøl.

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Varde to the east and Blaabjerg to the north. Because Blåvandshuk is on the coast and has a peninsula (Skallingen) which stretches to the southeast, it is surrounded by much water. To the northwest is the North Sea. To the southeast of Skallingen is Fanø Bay (Fanø Bugt) where its municipal neighbor to the southeast, the island municipality Fanø, lies. Beyond Fanø Bay is the Wadden Sea. To the northeast of Skallingen lies Ho Bay (Ho Bugt) and the small island of Langli.

Skallingen and the waters off its coast are protected, a part of the Wadden Sea wildlife reserve and protection area being discussed as a potential national park. Located on Skallingen's southwestern coast is Denmark's last minefield, left over from Second World War, when 1,389,289 landmines were placed in Denmark by the German occupation forces as part of their defence line. Approximately 10,000 of these mines remain in a closed-off area on the peninsula. Two-thirds of these are anti-personnel mines. The field will be cleared out at the latest according to the Ottawa Convention in 2009.

A significant portion of the municipality is marsh land, moor, dunes, and beaches.

By January 1, 2007 Blåvandshuk municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Blaabjerg, Helle, Varde, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality.