Brøndby Kommune (), a municipality ( da,
kommune) in the former
Copenhagen County (now
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark ( da, Region Hovedstaden, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021 the chairperso ...
), is on the east coast of the island of
Zealand
Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020.
It is the 1 ...
(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 35,094 (2019). Its mayor Kent Max Magelund, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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.
The site of its municipal council is the town of
Brøndbyvester
Brøndbyvester () is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. It is known for housing the stadium of football team Brøndby IF.
History
The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometim ...
. Neighboring municipalities are
Hvidovre
Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg.
History
Hvidovre has ...
to the east,
Rødovre
Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the munic ...
to the north,
Glostrup
Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 .
During the 20th century Glostrup developed fr ...
to the north,
Albertslund Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000.
Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The s ...
to the northwest, and
Vallensbæk
Vallensbæk is a seaside western suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen Area. It forms its own municipality, Vallensbæk Municipality, which is one of the smallest Danish municipalities. It borders Køge Bay, and th ...
to the west. To the south is Køge Bay (''
Køge Bugt'').
The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwide
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007.
The 'towns' of Brøndby
Brøndby consists of three cities:
Brøndbyvester
Brøndbyvester () is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. It is known for housing the stadium of football team Brøndby IF.
History
The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometim ...
(west),
Brøndbyøster
Brøndbyøster () is a Danish town in the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden.
Notable people
* Alex Ambrose (born 1978 in Brøndbyøster) stage name Alex, is a Danish singer, songwriter and actor Brøndby Strand
Brøndby Strand (in English: 'Well Town' Beach) is a suburb in Brøndby Municipality, approximately south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark
Overview
Brøndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb's 11,000 inhabit ...
.
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
Brøndby Strand (in English: 'Well Town' Beach) is a suburb in Brøndby Municipality, approximately south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark
Overview
Brøndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb's 11,000 inhabit ...
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. These four neighborhoods are also known as the Southside or Southcoast Copenhagen.
Brøndby is the home of
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was pr ...
, a
football
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club.
Politics
Municipal council
Brøndby's municipal council consists of 19 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Twin towns – sister cities
Brøndby is
twinned with:
*
Botkyrka
Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba.
In 1971 ''Grödinge'' was merged with Botkyrka and in 1974 ''Salem'' was added. ...
, Sweden
*
Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
*
Stange
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen. Other villages include Bekkelaget, Espa, Bottenfjellet, Ils ...
, Norway
*
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
Notable people
See also
*
Brøndbyøster station
Brøndbyøster station ( da, Brøndbyøster Station, ) is a commuter rail railway station serving the suburb of Brøndbyøster west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the Taastrup radial of Copenhagen's S-train
The S-Bahn is the name ...
*
Brøndby Strand station
Brøndby Strand () is a railway station on the Køge radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It serves the southern end of Brøndby municipality.
See also
* List of railway stations in Denmark
This article shows a list of ra ...
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Municipality's official websiteKrak searchable/printable mapsKrak map of Brøndby
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Municipalities of Denmark
Copenhagen metropolitan area