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 | Maja Højgaard (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 40,401 |
| • Density | 1,938/km2 (5,019/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2605 |
| 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 40,401 (2025). Its mayor is Maja Højgaard, 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 is divided into three main districts:Brøndbyvester to the west,Brøndbyøster to the east, andBrøndby Strand in the southern part of the municipality.
Brøndbyvester is the historic core of the area. It contains several preserved farmhouses, while most of the present-day housing stock consists of detached single-family homes typical of post-war suburban development. Brøndbyøster lies immediately east of the main road interchange that separates the three districts and features a mix of apartment blocks and low-rise residential areas with a relatively high share of elderly residents and immigrants.
Brøndby Strand combines low-rise neighbourhoods with twelve high-rise estates constructed during Denmark's large-scale housing expansion in the 1960s and 1970s. It was the first locality in the country where residents of foreign origin constituted more than half of the population.[2] The high-rise complexes are collectively known as Brøndby Strand Parkerne.
Brøndby is also home toBrøndby IF, one of Denmark's most prominentfootball clubs.
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 | D | 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 Max Magelund (A) | |||||
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55.5% | ||||
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 56.2% | Maja Højgaard (A) | |||||
| Data fromKmdvalg.dk 2005,2009,2013,2017 and2021. Data fromvalg.dk 2025 | |||||||||||||
Botkyrka, Sweden
Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
Stange, Norway
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
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