Broager Municipality is a former Danish municipality (

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, '' kommune''). The municipality covered an area of 43 km², and had a total population of 6,290 (2005). Its last mayor was Jørn Lehmann Petersen, a member of the

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(Socialdemokraterne)

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. The municipality was established in 1922 by merging Egernsund and Broager

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es. The municipality escaped further municipal reforms in 1970 as its population was then over 6,000 inhabitants. However, Broager municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with Augustenborg,

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, and

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References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Former municipalities of Denmark Sønderborg Municipality {{Denmark-geo-stub sv:Broager kommun