Brøndby Municipality

"Brøndby" redirects here. For the football club, see Brøndby IF. For other uses, see Brøndby (disambiguation).

Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark

Brøndby Municipality

Brøndby Kommune (Danish)

Municipality

Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé

Coat of arms

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

• Mayor| Kent Max Magelund (S)
Area

• Total| 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population

(1. January 2024)[1]

• Total| 39,067
• Density| 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code| 153
Website| www.brondby.dk

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 km2 (8.05 sq mi), and has a total population of 39,067 (2024). 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

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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

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### Municipal council

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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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Brøndby is twinned with:[3]

* Botkyrka, Sweden
* Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
* Stange, Norway
* Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany

## Notable people

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See also: Brøndbyvester § Notable people, Brøndby Strand § Notable people, and Brøndbyøster § Notable people

## See also

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* Brøndbyøster railway station
* Brøndby Strand railway station

## References

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1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. ^ "2660: Danmarks første postnummer med etniske danskere i undertal". 20 November 2016.
3. ^ "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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brøndby Kommune.

* Municipality's official website
* (in Danish)Krak searchable/printable maps
* (in Danish)Krak map of Brøndby Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

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Places adjacent to Brøndby Municipality

| Albertslund | Glostrup | Rødovre

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Vallensbæk |

Brøndby

| Hvidovre
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| Køge Bay |

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Western suburbs of Copenhagen

Administrative subdivisions|

* Albertslund Municipality
* Brøndby Municipality
* Glostrup Municipality
* Greve Municipality
* Høje-Taastrup Municipality
* Hvidovre Municipality
* Ishøj Municipality
* Rødovre Municipality
* Vallensbæk Municipality

Suburban neighbourhoods|

* Albertslund
* Brøndby Strand
* Brøndbyøster
* Brøndbyvester
* Glostrup
* Hedehusene
* Hvidovre
* Ishøj
* Rødovre
* Vallensbæk
* Taastrup

Parks and open spaces|

* Hedeland
* Køge Bugt Strandpark
* Vestskoven

Museums and cultural institutions|

* Arken Museum of Modern Art
* Henry Heerup Museum
* Kroppedal
* Taastrup Teater

Other landmarks|

* Avedøre Airfield
* Brøndby Stadium
* Glostrup Hospital
* Reerslev Church
* Rødovre Town Hall
* Taastrup Water Tower

Railway stations|

* Hvidovre
* Rødovre
* Brøndbyøster
* Glostrup
* Albertslund
* Taastrup
* Høje Taastrup

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Municipalities in Copenhagen County (1970–2006)

* Albertslund
* Ballerup
* Brøndby
* Dragør
* Gentofte
* Gladsaxe
* Glostrup
* Herlev
* Høje-Taastrup
* Hvidovre
* Ishøj
* Ledøje-Smørum
* Lyngby-Taarbæk
* Rødovre
* Søllerød
* Tårnby
* Værløse
* Vallensbæk

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Municipalities of Denmark

List

Hovedstaden|

* Albertslund
* Allerød
* Ballerup
* Bornholm
* Brøndby
* Copenhagen
* Dragør
* Egedal
* Fredensborg
* Frederiksberg
* Frederikssund
* Furesø
* Gentofte
* Gladsaxe
* Glostrup
* Gribskov
* Halsnæs
* Helsingør
* Herlev
* Hillerød
* Hvidovre
* Høje-Taastrup
* Hørsholm
* Ishøj
* Lyngby-Taarbæk
* Rudersdal
* Rødovre
* Tårnby
* Vallensbæk

Midtjylland|

* Aarhus
* Favrskov
* Hedensted
* Herning
* Holstebro
* Horsens
* Ikast-Brande
* Lemvig
* Norddjurs
* Odder
* Randers
* Ringkøbing-Skjern
* Samsø
* Silkeborg
* Skanderborg
* Skive
* Struer
* Syddjurs
* Viborg

Nordjylland|

* Aalborg
* Brønderslev
* Frederikshavn
* Hjørring
* Jammerbugt
* Læsø
* Mariagerfjord
* Morsø
* Rebild
* Thisted
* Vesthimmerland

Sjælland|

* Faxe
* Greve
* Guldborgsund
* Holbæk
* Kalundborg
* Køge
* Lejre
* Lolland
* Næstved
* Odsherred
* Ringsted
* Roskilde
* Slagelse
* Solrød
* Sorø
* Stevns
* Vordingborg

Syddanmark|

* Aabenraa
* Assens
* Billund
* Esbjerg
* Faaborg-Midtfyn
* Fanø
* Fredericia
* Haderslev
* Kerteminde
* Kolding
* Langeland
* Middelfart
* Nordfyn
* Nyborg
* Odense
* Svendborg
* Sønderborg
* Tønder
* Varde
* Vejen
* Vejle
* Ærø

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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