A Booklet About Living and Working in Hjørring Municipality
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A Booklet about Living and Working in Hjørring Municipality Content 1. Welcome to Hjørring Municipality! ........................................................................................................................ 3 2. Where to live in Hjørring Municipality ................................................................................................................... 4 3. The Official Paperwork ........................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1. Nordic Citizens .............................................................................................................................................. 5 3.2. Citizens from the EU and Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. ...................................... 5 3.3. Third Country Citizens ................................................................................................................................. 6 3.4. Cross-Border Commuters ........................................................................................................................... 6 4. Registration, CPR-number and Health Insurance .............................................................................................. 7 4.1. Danish Health Insurance (The Yellow Card)............................................................................................ 7 4.2. NemID ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 4.3. Tax Card ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 5. Banking ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 6. Insurance ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 5. Learn Danish .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 5.1. Participate in a Free Danish Course ....................................................................................................... 11 5.2 Study Danish Online ................................................................................................................................... 12 6. Danish Health Care ............................................................................................................................................... 13 6.1 General Practitioner .................................................................................................................................... 13 6.2 Children’s health .......................................................................................................................................... 13 6.3 In case of an Emergency: Call 112 ........................................................................................................... 13 6.4 Emergency Doctor Service ........................................................................................................................ 14 6.5. Dental Care ................................................................................................................................................. 14 6.6 Medication .................................................................................................................................................... 15 7. Housing ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 7.1. Temporary Accommodation ..................................................................................................................... 16 7.2. Rented Accommodation ............................................................................................................................ 16 8. Children and Youth................................................................................................................................................ 17 8.1. Day Care...................................................................................................................................................... 17 8.2. Primary and Secondary School ............................................................................................................... 17 8.3 Upper Secondary School ........................................................................................................................... 18 9. Transportation ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 1 9.1. Driving in Denmark .................................................................................................................................... 19 9.2 Bringing a Vehicle to Denmark .................................................................................................................. 19 9.3. Public transportation .................................................................................................................................. 19 10. After hours Activities ........................................................................................................................................... 20 10.1 Sports and Exercise .................................................................................................................................. 20 10.2 Outdoor Life ............................................................................................................................................... 20 10.3 Hjørring Internationals .............................................................................................................................. 20 10.4 Culture ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 10.5 Libraries in Hjørring Municipality ............................................................................................................. 22 11. Shopping ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 11.1 Food ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 11.2 Clothes, Shoes, etc. .................................................................................................................................. 23 11. Restaurants and Cafes ....................................................................................................................................... 24 12. Further Information ............................................................................................................................................ 25 2 1. Welcome to Hjørring Municipality! Hjørring Municipality is the second largest municipality in North Denmark with more than 65.000 inhabitants. Hjørring Municipality lies in the heart of Vendsyssel. From here you have easy access to some of Denmark’s most beautiful scenery, a rich and vibrant city life and a wealth of exciting educational opportunities and leisure activities. Hjørring Municipality is centrally placed in Scandinavia and provides easy access to the rest of Scandinavia as well as the Northern part of Europe. Hjørring Municipality would like to welcome you and your family to this wonderful part of Denmark. We have therefore produced this welcome-booklet that provides information not only about the essential ‘need to knows’ when moving to this part of Denmark, but also the ‘want to knows’ including cultural and leisure options. We hope that you find this booklet informative. 3 2. Where to live in Hjørring Municipality Whether you would like to live in the city, by the ocean or in the country side, Hjørring Municipality has a lot to offer. The city of Hjørring is the largest town within Hjørring Municipality and has a population of more than 25.000 people. Hjørring is one of the oldest towns in Denmark and archaeological discoveries show that the area was already populated 10.000 years ago. Hjørring has a vibrant city life with wide supply of shops, supermarkets, leisure activities, restaurants and cafes. The harbour town of Hirtshals equals sea, harbour and salted air. Hirtshals is located 17 km. from Hjørring and is connected to Hjørring with both highway and train. In Hirtshals you will find an authentic atmosphere with roots in fishing and, at times, the harsh life at sea, as well as a wide selection of restaurants and possibilities of shopping. You can sail to both Norway and the Faeroe Islands from here. In Sindal you will find an idyllic country life surrounded by beautiful nature scenes. Here you will find many delightful shops, pleasant places to eat and sculptures in the street. Sindal is located 13 km. from Hjørring and you can get from Sindal to Hjørring by train in less than 10 minutes. Vrå is a town in the countryside. The town is well-located in relation to easy access to the highway and is connected