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Billund is a municipality in the centre of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Formerly the municipality belonged to Ribe County. The new, merged municipality covers an area of 540.18 km², and has a total population of 26,172 (2010). Its mayor is Ib Kristensen, a member of Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.[1] The site of its municipal council is the town of Grindsted, which is the largest town in the municipality followed by the city of Billund.
Billund | |
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Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°43′55″N 8°57′22″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephanie Storbank |
| Area | |
| • Total | 536.51 km2 (207.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 26,434 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | billund |
On 1 January 2007, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), the old Billund municipality was combined with the former Grindsted Municipality and the part of Billund Airport that was located in Give Municipality.
The municipality is part of the Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]
Locations
| Grindsted | 9,800 |
| Billund | 6,600 |
| Sønder Omme | 1,700 |
| Vorbasse | 1,300 |
| Hejnsvig | 1,050 |
| Filskov | 660 |
| Stenderup | 640 |
Politics
Billund's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[4]
Municipal council
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | E | F | O | V | |||||||
| 2005 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 71.1% | Ib Kristensen (V) | ||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 67.7% | ||||||
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 74.1% | |||||||
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 72.8% | ||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||
Economy
LEGO Group and Sun Air of Scandinavia have their head offices in Billund, Billund Municipality.[5][6] The first Legoland has operated here since 1968.
Twin towns – sister cities
Billund is twinned with:[7]
Hohenwestedt, Germany
References
- Facts about Billund Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "Vi er landets mest ambitiøse business region" [We are the country's most ambitious business region] (in Danish). trekantomraadet.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- Byråd og udvalg
- "Locations Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine." Lego Group. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- "Contact Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine." Sun Air of Scandinavia. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- "Lage Daten Fakten". hohenwestedt.de (in German). Hohenwestedt. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
Sources
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- Billund and western Denmark
- Nuha Ansari, John D. Rambow, Denmark: The Guide for All Budgets, Rambow, 2002, Fodor's Denmark, 224 pages ISBN 0-676-90201-4
- Hogan, C.Michael, Egtved Girl Barrow, The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham 4 October, 2007
External links
- Official website (in Danish)
- VisitBillund - Official Touristguide - The perfect starting point for a good stay
- Lego braces for big changes, a July 2005 International Herald Tribune article
- Satellite image from Google Maps
- Trekantomraadet - Association formed by the six municipalities in the area: Billund, Fredericia, Kolding, Middelfart, Vejen and Vejle (in Danish)
- Region of Southern Denmark's official website (in Danish)
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На других языках
[de] Billund Kommune
Billund Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune in Jütland. Sie entstand am 1. Januar 2007 im Zuge der Kommunalreform durch Vereinigung der „alten“ Billund Kommune mit der bisherigen Kommune Grindsted und ein Teil der bisherigen Kommune Give, auf dessen Gebiet ein Teil vom Flughafen Billund lag, alle im Ribe Amt.- [en] Billund Municipality
[ru] Биллунн (коммуна)
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