Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,554 (1 January 2024),[1] in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 10 km west of Vejen, 26 km northeast of Ribe, 33 km west of Kolding, 40 km south of Grindsted and 43 km east of Esbjerg.
Brørup | |
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Town | |
 Aerial photograph of Brørup | |
  Brørup Location in Denmark .svg) Brørup Brørup (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°28′57″N 9°0′57″E / 55.48250°N 9.01583°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Vejen Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 4,554 |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Gender [2] | 2,283 males and 2,271 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6650 Brørup |
Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was the seat of the former Brørup Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County.
Churches
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There are two churches located in the Brørup area. Johanneskirken (The Johannes Church), built in 1925, is located in the railway town, and the medieval Brørup Gamle Kirke (Brørup Old Church) is located about 2 km northwest of the town.
Brørup Market
editBrørup Market is an auction of farm animals and a hawkers' market. It is held every Friday morning on the marketplace located in the western part of the town.[3]
Transportation
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Brørup is served by Brørup railway station which is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.[4]
Brørup Municipality
editThe former Brørup 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
edit- Peter Graulund (born 1976 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 100 Danish Superliga goals
- 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
editTwin towns — Sister cities
editBrørup is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Brørup Market VisitVejen
- ^ "Brørup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
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- Vejen municipality's official website Archived 2007-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- Brørup municipality's OLD official website (now just a short statement) (in Danish)
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