Brøndby Strand (in English: 'Well Town' Beach) is a suburb in

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, approximately south-west of central

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Brøndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb's 11,000 inhabitants live. The area is known for having various social problems: many of the inhabitants are unemployed. Of the total population, 60% are immigrants or

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with immigrant parents, most of whom live in the housing projects. It contains about a dozen high-rise residential estates of a big multicultural mix, and is home to a number of successful

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and urban

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artists of national and international stature. The suburb is connected with the

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Notable people

Music

* Majid (born 1975) a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber origin * Burhan Genç Koç (born 1983) known as

Burhan G (; born 20 January 1983), known as Burhan G (), is a Danish contemporary R&B, R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer. He has released three albums including ''Burhan G (album), Burhan G'' in 2010 and ''Din for evigt'', both certified plati ...

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retrieved 28 July 2020 * Sivas Torbati (born ca. 1990) known as

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a Danish rapper of Iranian origin *

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(1997-2017) a hip-hop music group

Sport

* Nicholas Gotfredsen (born 1989) a Danish footballer, plays for

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Jesper Lindstrøm Jesper Grænge Lindstrøm (; born 29 February 2000) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for club SSC Napoli, Napoli, and the Denmark national football team, Denmark natio ...

(born 2000) a Danish footballer, plays for

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References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080226094728/http://www.brondby.dk/Hovedmenu/By%2C%20bolig%20og%20trafik/Byplanlaegning/Lokalplaner%20Br%C3%B8ndby%20strand.aspx Neighbourhoods in Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Brøndby Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub

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