Brøndbyvester () is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the

Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...

. It is known for housing the stadium of

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

team

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a Danish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Brøndbyvester. Brøndby IF denotes the professional football section of Brøndbyernes ...

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 ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and is part of its

urban area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...

Notable people

* Per Bjerregaard (born 1946 in Randers) a Danish educated physician, former footballer and chairman of

* 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 (born 1975) a Danish retired professional football goalkeeper with 412 club caps * Helle Nielsen (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 and its youth academy. Since its foundatio ...

* Martin Pedersen (born 1983) a Danish professional road bicycle racer * Zishan Shah (born 1987) a Danish cricketer * Mikkel Bødker (born 1989) a Danish ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Lugano * Martin Hansen (born 1990) a Danish football goalkeeper for

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

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

External links

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

External links