Brøndby Municipality Brøndby Kommune (Danish) | |
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 Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé | |
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| Coordinates:55°39′17″N12°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 |
Brøndby Kommune (Danish:[ˈpʁɶnpykʰoˈmuːnə]), a municipality (Danish:kommune) in the formerCopenhagen County (nowRegion Hovedstaden), is on the east coast of the island ofZealand (Sjælland) in easternDenmark. 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 theSocial Democrats (Socialdemokraterne)political party.
The site of its municipal council is the town ofBrøndbyvester. Neighboring municipalities areHvidovre to the east,Rødovre to the north,Glostrup to the north,Albertslund to the northwest, andVallensbæk to the west. To the south is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt).
The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwideKommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007.
Brøndby consists of three cities:Brøndbyvester (west),Brøndbyøster (east) and to the southBrøndby 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 ofBrøndby IF, afootball club.
Brøndby's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since theMunicipal 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 fromKmdvalg.dk 2005,2009,2013 and2017 | |||||||||||||
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