Bredebro is a

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with a population of 1,436 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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on the

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peninsula. It is located 10 km west of Løgumkloster, 34 km south of

Ribe Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...

and 14 km north of

Tønder Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality. History The first mention of Tønder might have been in th ...

and is served by Bredebro railway station on the Bramming–Tønder railway line. The town was the original home of the ECCO

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manufacturing company. Until 1 January 2007 Bredebro was the seat of the former Bredebro Municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'').

Bredebro Municipality

The former Bredebro Municipality covered an area of 151 km², and had a total population of 3,680 (2005). Its last mayor was Vagn Therkel Pedersen, a member of the (Liberal Party)

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. The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a ("Municipality Reform") that combined the Ballum, Brede, Randerup, Sønder, and Visby

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es. Bredebo Municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Højer, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and

municipalities to form the new

Tønder Municipality Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality. History The first mention of Tønder might have been in th ...

. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 42,645 (2005).

External links

Tønder municipality's official website

Weather forecast Bredebro, Denmark
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References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Tønder Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub