Holmsland

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Coat-of-arms of Holmslund municipality, Denmark.
Coat-of-arms of Holmslund municipality, Denmark.
Lock and bridge in Hvide Sande, Denmark.
Lock and bridge in Hvide Sande, Denmark.

Holmsland is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkjøbing County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 95 km² 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 has a total population of 5,285 (2005). Its mayor is Ivar Enevoldsen.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Hvide Sande ("White Sands").

Neighboring municipalities are Ringkøbing to the northeast, and Blaabjerg to the south. A small portion of its eastern border is shared with Egvad kmunicipality.

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

  • Gammelsogn Parish
  • Holmsland Klit Parish
  • Nysogn Parish

By January 1, 2007 Holmsland municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Egvad, Ringkøbing, Skjern, and Videbæk municipalities to form the new Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 1,485 km² and a total population of 57,818 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").

The merger is a hot issue in Holmsland municipality, since Holmslund distinguishes itself by having Denmark's lowest tax rate, and residents expect that this rate will increase on account of the merger. According to Dagbladet Børsen, Denmark's leading business paper, residents risk a loss on their properties of more than 250,000 DKr, and a yearly tax increase of 15,000 DKr on account of the merger [1].

[edit] The town of Hvide Sande

The town of Hvide Sande lies in the middle of the 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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