Esbjerg Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' in the

Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions ...

on the west coast of the

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

peninsula in southwest

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. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party)

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. By 1 January 2007, the old Esbjerg municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the former Bramming and

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 a small part of Helle municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This municipality has an area of 741 km² (286 sq. miles) and a total population of 115,157 (2025).

Overview

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

, the fifth largest city in Denmark. Neighboring municipalities with land connection are

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to the south,

Haderslev Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).Vejen Vejen with a population of 10,416 (1 January 2025) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark. Geography The town is situated in the Danish region of Region of Southern Denmark, Syddanmark between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. It is a ...

to the east, and

Varde Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...

to the north. The neighboring municipality to the west is Fanø, an island municipality located in Fanø Bay (''Fanø Bugt''). Beyond the island of Fanø and Fanø Bay is the

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Locations

Infrastructure

Rail

Esbjerg Municipality has 13 railway stations, which forms a dense network, compared to other municipalities in Denmark, despite its many rural towns.

Politics

Esbjerg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin towns – sister cities

Esbjerg is twinned with: *

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, Sweden *

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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

Esbjerg's official information portal

Esbjerg municipality's official website

The new Esbjerg municipality's official website (Danish only)

Esbjerg Tourism Bureau's website

AAU Esbjerg

{{Authority control Esbjerg Municipalities of the Region of Southern Denmark Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007