Brøndby Municipality
Brøndby Municipality
Brøndby Kommune (Danish) | |
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Brøndby Rådhus (town hall) on Park Allé | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 55°39′17″N 12°24′59″E / 55.654722222222°N 12.416388888889°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 1842 |
| Seat | Brøndbyvester |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maja Højgaard (S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025) | |
• Total | 40,401 |
| • Density | 1,938/km2 (5,019/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2605 |
| Municipal code | 153 |
| Website | www |
Brøndby Kommune (Danish: [ˈpʁɶnpy kʰoˈmuːnə]), a municipality (Danish: 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 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi), and has a total population of 40,401 (2025). 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.