Esbjerg_municipality

Esbjerg Municipality

Esbjerg Municipality

Municipality in Southern Denmark, Denmark

Esbjerg Municipality (Danish: Esbjerg Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party) political party. 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 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 115,758 (2023).

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Overview

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Esbjerg, the fifth largest city in Denmark.

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Tønder to the south, Haderslev to the southeast, Vejen to the east, and Varde 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 North Sea.

Locations

Esbjerg72,000
Ribe8,300
Bramming7,000
Tjæreborg2,800
Gørding1,700
Tarp1,700
Andrup1,300
Egebæk1,200

Infrastructure

Rail

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

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Politics

Esbjerg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[3]

Municipal council

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

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Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Esbjerg is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. [1]
    BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. [2]
    "ArcGIS Dashboards". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. [3]
    Politiske råd og udvalg
  4. [4]
    "Venskabsbyer". esbjerg.dk (in Danish). Esbjerg Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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