Brøndby Municipality
Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark
Brøndby Municipality
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Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé
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Coordinates: 55°39′17″N 12°24′59″E / 55.654722222222°N 12.416388888889°E / 55.654722222222; 12.416388888889 | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Established | 1 January 1842 |
Seat | Brøndbyvester |
Government
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• Mayor | Kent Max Magelund ( S ) |
Area
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• Total | 20.85 km 2 (8.05 sq mi) |
Population
(1. January 2023)
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• Total | 37,128 |
• Density | 1,800/km 2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
Municipal code | 153 |
Website |
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Brøndby Kommune ( Danish: [ˈpʁɶnpy kʰoˈmuːnə] ), a municipality ( Danish : kommune ) in the former Copenhagen County (now Region Hovedstaden ), is on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland ) in eastern Denmark . The municipality covers an area of 20.85 km 2 (8.05 sq mi) , and has a total population of 37,128 (2023). Its mayor Kent Max Magelund, a member of the Social Democrats ( Socialdemokraterne ) political party .
The site of its municipal council is the town of Brøndbyvester . Neighboring municipalities are Hvidovre to the east, Rødovre to the north, Glostrup to the north, Albertslund to the northwest, and Vallensbæk to the west. To the south is Køge Bay ( Køge Bugt ).
The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007.
The 'towns' of Brøndby
Brøndby consists of three cities: Brøndbyvester (west), Brøndbyøster (east) and to the south Brøndby Strand .
Brøndbyvester is the "original" Brøndby and has several old farmhouses, but mostly consists of single family houses - this is a typical middle-class Danish suburb. Brøndby's name in Danish combines both "water well" and "town".
Brøndbyøster is east of the big intersection that parts the three different Brøndbys. ( Brøndby Strand Projects 93 ), this part of the city has many older people and immigrants.
Brøndby Strand is a mix of those two cities. There are lot of single-family houses and 12 high-rise residential estates. It is the only area in Denmark where more than 50 percent of the population aren't Danish-born, nor of Danish descent. [2] These four neighborhoods are also known as the Southside or Southcoast Copenhagen.
Brøndby is the home of Brøndby IF , a football club.
Politics
Municipal council
Brøndby's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 .
Election | Party |
Total
seats |
Turnout |
Elected
mayor |
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A | B | C | F | O | V | Ø | Å | ||||
2005 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 61.1% | Ib Terp (A) | ||
2009 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 58.2% | ||||
2013 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 64.6% | |||||
2017 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62.0% | Kent Magelund (A) | |||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005 , 2009 , 2013 and 2017 |
Twin towns – sister cities
- Botkyrka , Sweden
- Dorogomilovo (Moscow) , Russia
- Stange , Norway
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin) , Germany
Notable people
See also
References
- ↑ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ "2660: Danmarks første postnummer med etniske danskere i undertal" . 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Budget 2017 Bemærkninger" . brondby.dk (in Danish). Brøndby Kommune. p. 302 . Retrieved 2021-04-14 .
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta , delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- Municipality's official website
- (in Danish) Krak searchable/printable maps
- (in Danish) Krak map of Brøndby Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
Places adjacent to Brøndby Municipality
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