Brørup
Brørup is a town with a population of 4,455 (1 January 2014)[1] in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark.
Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was also a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. The municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 6,485 (2005). Its last mayor was Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
Brørup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Holsted, Rødding, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005).
Notable people
- Christian Keller (born 1980 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 400 club caps
- Mads Conrad-Petersen (born 1988 in Brørup) a Danish badminton player
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Brørup is twinned with:
External links
References
- ↑ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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