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).
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.
esbjerg, municipality, danish, esbjerg, kommune, danish, pronunciation, ˈesˌpjɛɐ, kommune, region, southern, denmark, west, coast, jutland, peninsula, southwest, denmark, mayor, jesper, frost, rasmussen, from, venstre, center, right, party, political, party, j. Esbjerg Municipality Danish Esbjerg Kommune Danish pronunciation ˈesˌpjɛɐ ˀ 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 Esbjerg Municipality Esbjerg Kommune Danish MunicipalityCoat of armsCoordinates 55 28 00 N 8 27 00 E 55 4667 N 8 45 E 55 4667 8 45CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkSeatEsbjergGovernment MayorJesper Frost RasmussenArea Total742 5 km2 286 7 sq mi Population 1 January 2023 1 Total115 758 Density160 km2 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC1 CET Summer DST UTC2 CEST Websitewww wbr esbjergkommune wbr dk Contents 1 Overview 2 Locations 3 Infrastructure 3 1 Rail 4 Politics 4 1 Municipal council 5 Twin towns sister cities 6 References 7 External linksOverview editThe 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 Tonder to the south Haderslev to the southeast Vejen to the east and Varde to the north The neighboring municipality to the west is Fano an island municipality located in Fano Bay Fano Bugt Beyond the island of Fano and Fano Bay is the North Sea Locations editEsbjerg 72 000 Ribe 8 300 Bramming 7 000 Tjaereborg 2 800 Gording 1 700 Tarp 1 700 Andrup 1 300 Egebaek 1 200Infrastructure editRail edit Esbjerg Municipality has 13 railway stations which forms a dense network compared to other municipalities in Denmark despite its many rural towns List of stations in Esbjerg Municipality 2 Station Departing Passengers Departing trains Largest destination 1 Esbjerg 753 060 32 736 Bramming 2 Bramming 252 685 45 508 Esbjerg 3 Ribe 127 894 15 135 Esbjerg 4 Spangsbjerg 50 724 19 971 Varde 5 Jerne 45 130 19 973 6 Gjesing 44 818 19 969 Varde 7 Hviding 41 063 10 561 Esbjerg 8 Tjaereborg 30 790 19 969 Esbjerg 9 Ribe Norremark 29 911 19 977 Esbjerg 10 Gredstedbro 23 869 19 977 Ribe 11 Gording 21 731 14 336 Esbjerg 12 Guldager 9 829 19 969 Esbjerg 13 Sejstrup 8 861 19 977 EsbjergPolitics editEsbjerg s municipal council consists of 31 members elected every four years The municipal council has seven political committees 3 Municipal council edit Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor A B C D E F O V O 2005 10 1 1 3 1 15 31 65 8 Johnny Sotrup V 2009 10 1 5 2 13 61 3 2013 9 1 2 2 15 2 68 9 2017 11 1 1 1 2 3 11 1 69 1 Jesper Frost Rasmussen V 2021 9 1 3 1 3 1 13 64 2 Data from Kmdvalg dk 2005 2009 2013 2017 and 2021Twin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark Esbjerg is twinned with 4 nbsp Eskilstuna Sweden nbsp Fjardabyggd Iceland nbsp Jyvaskyla Finland nbsp Qeqqata Greenland nbsp Stavanger Norway nbsp Suzhou China nbsp Szczecin Poland nbsp Torshavn Faroe IslandsReferences edit BY2 Population 1 January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark ArcGIS Dashboards www arcgis com Retrieved 2023 03 04 Politiske rad og udvalg Venskabsbyer esbjerg dk in Danish Esbjerg Kommune Retrieved 2021 04 14 Municipal statistics NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata Municipal Data Municipal mergers and neighbors Eniro new municipalities mapExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esbjerg Kommune Esbjerg s official information portal Esbjerg municipality s official website The new Esbjerg municipality s official website Danish only Archived 2014 12 18 at the Wayback Machine Esbjerg Tourism Bureau s website SDU Esbjerg AAU Esbjerg Archived 2020 03 26 at the Wayback Machine The Peace movement of Esbjerg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esbjerg Municipality amp oldid 1219211902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
