Højer

Højer
Town
View over the town from the watertower
Højer Location in Region of Southern Denmark Show map of Region of Southern Denmark Højer Højer (Denmark) Show map of Denmark
Coordinates: 54°57′51″N 8°41′50″E / 54.96417°N 8.69722°E / 54.96417; 8.69722
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Tønder Municipality
Area
• Town	86.9 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
• Land	22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
• Urban	1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population  (2026)1
• Urban	1,034
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-6280 Højer

Højer (German: Hoyer; North Frisian: Huuger), is a town with a population of 1,034 (1 January 2026),¹ which was the seat of the former Højer municipality in south Denmark, in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula.

Højer Church is located in the town.²

Højer Mølle (Højer Mill) from 1857 is Northern Europe's tallest Dutch windmill and is now a museum.³

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  The Square in Højer
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  Marskhotellet (The Marshhotel) on the square
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  Højerhus, the village hall
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  Højer Water tower built in 1934⁴

The former Højer Municipality covered an area of 117 km², and had a total population of 2,861 (2005). Its last mayor was Peter Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The coastal area of the former 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

On 1 January 2007 Højer municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bredebro, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and Tønder municipalities to form the new Tønder Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,352 km² and a total population of 42,645 (2005).