Brønderslev Municipality

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Brønderslev Municipality (Danish: Brønderslev Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 630 km2 and has a total population of 36,614 (2024).[1] The municipal council is located in the town of Brønderslev.

Brønderslev Municipality
Brønderslev Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Brønderslev Municipality
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 57°16′06″N 9°56′45″E / 57.2683°N 9.9458°E / 57.2683; 9.9458
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorMikael Klitgaard
Area
 • Total633.38 km2 (244.55 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total36,614
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.bronderslev.dk Edit this at Wikidata

The municipality was created as the result of 2007 Kommunalreformen, and consists of the former municipalities of Brønderslev and Dronninglund. The resulting municipality was originally named Brønderslev-Dronninglund Municipality (Danish: Brønderslev-Dronninglund Kommune), the longest name of a municipality in Denmark with 32 characters. At their first meeting, the municipal council agreed to shorten the name to its current form: Brønderslev Municipality.[citation needed]

Communities

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Cities and towns by population (2021)[2]
Brønderslev 12,522
Hjallerup 4,192
Dronninglund 3,435
Asaa 1,123
Øster Brønderslev 924
Klokkerholm 890
Jerslev 870
Flauenskjold 669
Agersted 562
Serritslev 500

Municipal council

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Since 2007, Brønderslev's municipal council has consisted of 27 members, elected every four years.

Municipal council elections
Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A C D' F I J O V Æ Ø
2005 10 1 1 3 1 13 29 72.7% Mikael Klitgaard (V)
2009 11 1 3 1 11 27 70.1% Lene Hansen (A)
2013 9 2 1 2 1 11 1 75.7% Mikael Klitgaard (V)
2017 11 2 2 2 10 72.8%
2021 8 2 1 1 1 1 12 1 69.94
Current 8 2 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 N/A
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Twin towns

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Brønderslev is twinned with:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities". The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  2. ^ "Folketal 1. januar efter byområder og landdistrikter og tid". Statistics Denmark. 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ^ "Venskabsbyer". bronderslev.dk (in Danish). Brønderslev Kommune. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.