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 | |
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Municipality | |
Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ib Boye Lauritsen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 736.41 km2 (284.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 41,885 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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.
| Ikast | 16,000 |
| Brande | 7,400 |
| Bording | 2,400 |
| Engesvang | 2,000 |
| Nørre Snede | 1,800 |
| Ejstrupholm | 1,600 |
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 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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