Brørup
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Brørup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 107 km², and has a total population of 6,485 (2005). Its mayor is Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Brørup.
Neighboring municipalities are Vejen to the east, Billund to the north, Holsted to the west, and Rødding to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Brørup municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Holsted, Rødding, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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