Brøndby Municipality

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Brøndby Municipality
Brøndby Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°39′17″N 12°24′59″E / 55.654722222222°N 12.416388888889°E / 55.654722222222; 12.416388888889
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 January 1842
SeatBrøndbyvester
Government
 • MayorMaja Højgaard (S)
Area
 • Total
20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2025)[1]
 • Total
40,401
 • Density1,938/km2 (5,019/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2605
Municipal code153
Websitewww.brondby.dk

Brøndby Kommune (Danish: [ˈpʁɶnpy kʰoˈmuːnə]), a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former Copenhagen County (now Region Hovedstaden), is on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi), and has a total population of 40,401 (2025). Its mayor is Maja Højgaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The site of its municipal council is the town of Brøndbyvester. Neighboring municipalities are Hvidovre to the east, Rødovre to the north, Glostrup to the north, Albertslund to the northwest, and Vallensbæk 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.

Districts

Brøndby is divided into three main districts: Brøndbyvester to the west, Brøndbyøster to the east, and Brøndby Strand in the southern part of the municipality.

Brøndbyvester is the historic core of the area. It contains several preserved farmhouses, while most of the present-day housing stock consists of detached single-family homes typical of post-war suburban development. Brøndbyøster lies immediately east of the main road interchange that separates the three districts and features a mix of apartment blocks and low-rise residential areas with a relatively high share of elderly residents and immigrants.

Brøndby Strand combines low-rise neighbourhoods with twelve high-rise estates constructed during Denmark's large-scale housing expansion in the 1960s and 1970s. It was the first locality in the country where residents of foreign origin constituted more than half of the population.[2] The high-rise complexes are collectively known as Brøndby Strand Parkerne.

Brøndby is also home to Brøndby IF, one of Denmark's most prominent football clubs.

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.

Election Party Total
seats 		Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C D F O V Ø Å
2005 11 1 1 2 3 1 19 61.1% Ib Terp (A)
2009 7 1 4 4 2 1 58.2%
2013 10 1 4 3 1 64.6%
2017 11 1 1 3 2 1 62.0% Kent Max Magelund (A)
2021 11 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 55.5%
2025 8 1 2 2 4 2 56.2% Maja Højgaard (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Brøndby is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

See also: Brøndbyvester § Notable people, Brøndby Strand § Notable people, and Brøndbyøster § Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "2660: Danmarks første postnummer med etniske danskere i undertal" (in Danish). DR. 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Budget 2017 Bemærkninger". brondby.dk (in Danish). Brøndby Kommune. p. 302. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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