Højer

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Højer (German:Hoyer), is a municipality in south Denmark, in South Jutland County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula. The municipality covers an area of 117 km², and has a total population of 2,861 (2005). Its mayor is Peter Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

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

Neighboring municipalities are Tønder to the east and Bredebro to the north. To the west is the North Sea, and to the south is Germany, with which it shares a border. The German island of Sylt lies to the west of the municipality.

The coastal area of the municipality is a nature reserve.

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

Daler Parish
Emmerlev Parish
Hjerpsted Parish
Højer Parish

By January 1, 2007 Højer municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Bredebro, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and Tønder municipalities to form the new Tønder municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 1,352 km² and a total population of 42,645 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").