Brønderslev is a municipality (
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kommune'') in
North Jutland Region
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in
Denmark
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. It covers an area of 630 km² and has a total population of 36,177 (2021).
The municipal council is located in the town of
Brønderslev
Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...
.
The municipality was created as the result of
''2007 Kommunalreformen'', and consists of the former municipalities of
Brønderslev
Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...
and
Dronninglund
Dronninglund is a town with a population of 3,487 (1 January 2022)[municipal council
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agreed to shorten the name to its current form: Brønderslev Municipality.
Communities
Municipal council
Since 2007, Brønderslev's municipal council has consisted of 27 members, elected every four years.
Twin towns
Brønderslev is
twinned with:
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Eidsberg
Eidsberg was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Mysen. In 2020, Eidsberg was absorbed into the Indre Østfold municipality.
Eidsberg was established as a municipality on 1 Jan ...
, Norway
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Nässjö
Nässjö () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,678 inhabitants in 2010.
History
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, Sweden
References
Brønderslev Municipality
Municipalities of the North Jutland Region
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007
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