{{Redirect|Brøndby|the football club|Brøndby IF|other uses|Brøndby (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Brøndby Municipality | native_name = {{native name|da|Brøndby Kommune}} | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Broendby Raadhus.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = Brøndby Kommune shield.png | shield_size = 100x80px | image_map = Map DK Brøndby.PNG | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:DK_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Denmark | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Hovedstaden | established_title = Established | established_date = {{#property:P571}} | seat_type = Seat | seat = Brøndbyvester | government_footnotes = | leader_party = S | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Maja Højgaard | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 20.85 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 40990 | population_as_of = 1 January 2026 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY2?lang=en BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = {{#property:P281}} | area_code = {{#property:P473}} | area_code_type = | iso_code = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank1_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank1_info_sec1 = 153 | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = }} '''Brøndby Kommune''' ({{IPA|da|ˈpʁɶnpy kʰoˈmuːnə|lang}}), a municipality ({{langx|da|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 {{cvt|20.85|km2}}, and has a total population of 40,990 (2026). 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/2660-danmarks-foerste-postnummer-med-etniske-danskere-i-undertal-0 |title=2660: Danmarks første postnummer med etniske danskere i undertal |publisher=DR |date=20 November 2016 |language=da}}</ref> 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.
{| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Election ! colspan="9"| Party ! rowspan="2"| Total<br />seats ! rowspan="2"| Turnout ! rowspan="2"| Elected<br />mayor |- |style="background:#B5211D;"|'''{{font color|white|A}}''' |style="background:#843A93;"|'''{{font color|white|B}}''' |style="background:#89A920;"|'''{{font color|white|C}}''' |style="background:#004450;"|'''{{font color|white|D}}''' |style="background:#C9096C;"|'''{{font color|white|F}}''' |style="background:#F4D44D;"|'''{{font color|white|O}}''' |style="background:#254C85;"|'''{{font color|white|V}}''' |style="background:#FF0000;"|'''{{font color|white|Ø}}''' |style="background:#8B8989;"|'''{{tooltip|2=Demokratiske Socialister|{{font color|white|Å}}}}''' |- |2005 |11 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="3"| |1 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="4"| |1 |2 |3 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"| |1 |rowspan="6"|19 |61.1% |rowspan="3"|Ib Terp (A) |- |2009 |7 |1 |4 |4 |2 |1 |58.2% |- |2013 |10 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="2"| |1 |4 |3 |1 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="4"| |64.6% |- |2017 |11 |1 |1 |3 |2 |1 |62.0% |rowspan="2"|Kent Max Magelund (A) |- |2021 |11 |1 |2 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |55.5% |- |2025 |8 |1 |2 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="1"| |2 |4 |style="background:#CDC9C9;" rowspan="1"| |2 |56.2% |Maja Højgaard (A) |- |colspan="14"|Data from [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2005/adk.htm Kmdvalg.dk 2005], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2009/adk.htm 2009], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2013/Default.htm 2013], [https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2017/KMDValgKV.html 2017] and [https://kmdvalg.dk/KV/2021/K84713760.htm 2021]. Data from [https://valg.dk/kv/1705ff7b-7390-48d8-b701-6bcd430dc835/municipality/12fc547f-c379-4736-9ccc-04174bab96ae valg.dk 2025] |}
==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark}} Brøndby is twinned with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Budget 2017 Bemærkninger|url=http://www.brondby.dk/Kommune/okonomi/Budget/Budget-2017.aspx|website=brondby.dk|publisher=Brøndby Kommune|page=302|language=da|accessdate=2021-04-14}}</ref> * {{flagicon|SWE}} Botkyrka, Sweden * {{flagicon|RUS}} Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia <!--Prague 2 - twinning ended--> * {{flagicon|NOR}} Stange, Norway * {{flagicon|GER}} Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
==Notable people== {{See also|Brøndbyvester#Notable people|Brøndby Strand#Notable people|Brøndbyøster#Notable people}}
==See also== * Brøndbyøster railway station * Brøndby Strand railway station
== References == {{Reflist}} * Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)] * Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011050224/http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.brondby.dk Municipality's official website] * {{in lang|da}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20071005153127/http://kort.krak.dk/borgerdk.kortsoegning/imapDKbig.asp Krak searchable/printable maps] * {{in lang|da}}[http://kort.krak.dk/ml_simplex/link.asp?id=1180eadabdd2454ab1156e0e6ed7caba&lp=e|617523500|616783500|70999200|71924200&ai=Br%F8ndby&komnr=153 Krak map of Brøndby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320173830/http://kort.krak.dk/ml_simplex/link.asp?id=1180eadabdd2454ab1156e0e6ed7caba&lp=e%7C617523500%7C616783500%7C70999200%7C71924200&ai=Br%F8ndby&komnr=153 |date=2012-03-20 }}
{{Geographic location | Centre = Brøndby | N = Glostrup | NE = Rødovre | E = Hvidovre | S = ''Køge Bay'' | W = Vallensbæk | NW = Albertslund }} {{Brøndby Municipality}} {{Copenhagen County}} {{Municipalities of Denmark}} {{Authority control}}
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