Brørup is a

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, with a population of 4,516 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Vejen Municipality Vejen Municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,742 (2020). Its mayor is Egon ...

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. Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was the seat of the former Brørup Municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in

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Transport

Brørup is served by Brørup station, located on the Lunderskov-Esbjerg railway line.

Brørup Municipality

The former Brørup Municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 6,485 (2005). Its last mayor was Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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. Brørup municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing

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municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005).

Notable people

Peter Graulund Peter Graulund (born 20 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub, Brøndby IF and AGF, German side VfL Bochum, and Swedish club Helsingborgs IF. He played six g ...

(born 1976 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 100 Danish Superliga goals * Christian Keller (born 1980 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 400 club caps *

Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Conrad-Petersen (born 12 January 1988) is a Danish former badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Badminton Championships, 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Pieler Kolding. He als ...

(born 1988 in Brørup) a Danish badminton player

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Brørup is twinned with: *

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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

External links

Vejen municipality's official website

Brørup municipality's OLD official website (now just a short statement)
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Vejen Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub