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Esbjerg Municipality (Danish pronunciation: [ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in 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 114,244 (2008).

Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°28′00″N 8°27′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
SeatEsbjerg
Government
 • MayorJesper Frost Rasmussen
Area
 • Total742.5 km2 (286.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total114,244
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.esbjergkommune.dk

Overview


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.


Locations


Esbjerg72,000
Ribe8,300
Bramming7,000
Tjæreborg2,800
Gørding1,700
Tarp1,700
Andrup1,300
Egebæk1,200

Politics


Esbjerg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[1]


Municipal council


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

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C E F O V Ø
2005 10 1 1 3 1 15 31 65.8% Johnny Søtrup (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)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Esbjerg is twinned with:[2]


References


  1. Politiske råd og udvalg
  2. "Venskabsbyer". esbjerg.dk (in Danish). Esbjerg Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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На других языках

[de] Esbjerg Kommune

Esbjerg Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune in Jütland. Sie entstand am 1. Januar 2007 im Zuge der Kommunalreform durch Vereinigung der „alten“ Esbjerg Kommune mit den bisherigen Kommunen Bramming und Ribe sowie der Ortschaft Grimstrup im Kirchspiel Grimstrup der ehemaligen Kommune Helle, alle im Ribe Amt.
- [en] Esbjerg Municipality

[ru] Эсбьерг (коммуна)

Эсбьерг (дат. Esbjerg Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Южная Дания. Площадь — 752,67 км², что составляет 1,75 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 114244 чел. (мужчины — 57047, женщины — 57197; иностранные граждане — 5302).


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