Brøndbyvester () is a

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town, seat and main settlement of the

Brøndby Municipality Brøndby Kommune (), a municipality ( da, 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 , and has a total p ...

, in the

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. It is known for housing the stadium of football team Brøndby IF.

History

The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometimes is simply named in that way.

Geography

The town is situated close to the coast, in the south-western suburb of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

and is part of its

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Notable people

Per Bjerregaard Per Anders Bjerregaard (; born 23 January 1946) is a Danish educated physician (cand.med.) and former footballer, executive director and chairman of Danish football club Brøndby IF. Career Born in Randers, Bjerregaard moved to Copenhagen where ...

(born 1946 in Randers) a Danish educated physician, former footballer and chairman of Brøndby IF * Henrik Carlsen (born 1959) a Danish composer, record producer, singer and keyboardist; grew up in Brøndby

Sport

Karim Zaza Morocco vs Czech Republic 2009

* Erik Rasmussen (born 1960) a former Danish footballer with 450 club caps and a manager * Morten Cramer (born 1967) a Danish educated police officer, formerly a football goalkeeper *

Karim Zaza Karim Zaza (, ar, كريم زازا; born 9 January 1975) is a Moroccan former professional footballer and current goalkeeper coach of Vendsyssel FF. Born in Denmark to a Moroccan father and Danish mother, he established himself as one of the ...

(born 1975) a Danish retired professional football goalkeeper with 412 club caps *

Helle Nielsen Helle Nielsen (born 20 July 1981) is a Danish badminton player. In 1999, she won a silver and two bronzes at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city i ...

(born 1981) a Danish badminton player * Anders Jochumsen (born 1981) a former Danish footballer, current assistant manager of

BK Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has wo ...

* Martin Pedersen (born 1983) a Danish professional road bicycle racer * Zishan Shah (born 1987) a Danish cricketer *

Mikkel Bødker Mikkel Bødker (surname alternately spelled Boedker; born 16 December 1989), is a Danish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in ...

(born 1989) a Danish ice hockey right winger currently playing for

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* Martin Hansen (born 1990) a Danish football goalkeeper for Hannover 96 *

Hamid Shah Hamid Ali Mazhar Shah (born 2 August 1992) is a Danish cricketer who made his debut for the Danish national side in July 2010. He is a right-handed all-rounder bowling off spin. Career Born in Brøndby, before making his senior debut for the n ...

(born 1992) a Danish cricketer * Andreas Stokbro (born 1997) a Danish cyclist * Caroline Pleidrup (born 2000) a Danish footballer, plays for Brøndby IF

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Municipal seats in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Brøndby Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub

History

Geography

Notable people

Sport

See also

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