Brørup is a

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, with a population of 4,557 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Vejen Municipality Vejen Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,702 (2025). Its mayor is Frank Schmidt-Hansen, r ...

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. It is located 10 km west of

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, 26 km northeast of

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, 33 km west of

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, 40 km south of

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and 43 km east of

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. Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was the seat of the former Brørup Municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in

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Churches

There are two churches located in the Brørup area
Johanneskirken
(''The Johannes Church''), built in 1925, is located in the railway town, and the medieva
Brørup Gamle Kirke
(''Brørup Old Church'') is located about 2 km northwest of the town.

Brørup Market

Brørup Market is an

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and a hawkers' market. It is held every Friday morning on the

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located in the western part of the town.

Transportation

Brørup is served by Brørup railway station which is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.

Brørup Municipality

The 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)

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. Brørup municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing

Holsted Holsted is a railway town in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å, 8 km west of Brørup. Holsted was the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007. Holsted consist of two ...

Rødding Rødding () is a town with a population of 2,783 (1 January 2024) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. History The area around Rødding was first inhabited around 300 ...

, and

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

* 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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Brørup is twinned with: *

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References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Vejen municipality's official website

Brørup municipality's OLD official website (now just a short statement)
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Vejen Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub