Ikast-Brande Municipality

Ikast-Brande is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 733.69 km² and has a population of 41,885 (1 January 2022).

Ikast-Brande
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°E / 56.1408; 9.1517Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°E / 56.1408; 9.1517
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Ib Boye Lauritsen
Area
• Total	736.41 km^2 (284.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	41,885
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.ikast-brande.dk

On 1 January 2007 Ikast-Brande municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Brande, Ikast, and Nørre-Snede.

Locations

Ikast	16,000
Brande	7,400
Bording	2,400
Engesvang	2,000
Nørre Snede	1,800
Ejstrupholm	1,600

Politics

Municipal council

Ikast-Brande's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.

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

Election	Party							Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	C	F	K	L	O	V
2005	6	2		1	8	2	8	27	73.9%	Carsten Kissmeyer (V)
2009	5	2	1		8	2	7	25	71.4%
2013	6	1			5	2	9	23	75.3%
2017	6	3			2	3	9		72.5%	Ib Lauritsen (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

• Municipal statistics: , delivered from KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors:

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ikast-Brande Kommune.

• Ikast-Brande municipality's official website (in Danish)