Brønderslev Municipality
Municipality in North Jutland, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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Coordinates: 57°16′06″N 9°56′45″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | North Jutland |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mikael Klitgaard |
Area | |
• Total | 633.38 km2 (244.55 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 36,614 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
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]