Billund Municipality
Billund Municipality
Billund Kommune(Danish) | |
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 Grindstedtrain station in the largest town of the municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates:55°43′55″N8°57′22″E/ 55.732°N 8.956°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephanie Storbank |
| Area | |
| • Total | 536.51 km2(207.15 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,119 |
| • Density | 51/km2(130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Website | billund |
Billund Municipality(Danish:Billund Kommune) is akommunein the centre of theJutland PeninsulainDenmark.Formerly the municipality belonged toRibe County.The new, merged municipality covers an area of 540.18 km², and has a total population of 27,119 (2024). Its mayor is Stephanie Storbank, a member ofVenstre(Liberal Party)political party.[2]The site of its municipal council is the town ofGrindsted,which is the largest town in the municipality followed by the city ofBillund.
On 1 January 2007, as a result ofKommunalreformen( "The Municipal Reform" of 2007),approved by the lawmakers inFolketinget16 June 2005, and, after the signature bythe head of state,published inLovtidende,and being in effect from 26 June 2005, the new municipality was formed. The old Billund municipality was combined with the formerGrindsted Municipalityand the part ofBillund Airportthat was located inGive Municipality.The first election to the municipal council in the new municipality (and the regional council in the new region) was held15 November 2005,which was the regular date of elections once every four years.
The municipality is part of theTriangle Regionand of theEast Jutland metropolitan area,which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[3][4]
Locations
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| Grindsted | 9,800 |
| Billund | 6,600 |
| Sønder Omme | 1,700 |
| Vorbasse | 1,300 |
| Hejnsvig | 1,050 |
| Filskov | 660 |
| Stenderup | 640 |
Politics
[edit]Billund's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has five political committees.[5]
Municipal council
[edit]Below are the municipal councils elected since theMunicipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | E | F | L | 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% | ||||||
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 68.3% | Stephanie Storbank (V) | ||||||
| Data fromKmdvalg.dk 2005,2009,2013,2017and2021 | |||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]LEGO GroupandSun Air of Scandinaviahave their head offices inBillund,Billund Municipality.[6][7]The firstLegolandhas operated here since 1968.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Hohenwestedt,Germany
References
[edit]- ^BY2: Population 1. January by municipalitiesThe Mobile Statbank fromStatistics Denmark
- ^Facts about BillundArchivedDecember 26, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Vi er landets mest ambitiøse business region"[We are the country's most ambitious business region] (in Danish). trekantomraadet.dk.Retrieved15 January2019.
- ^"Tal og statistik"[Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived fromthe originalon 27 April 2016.Retrieved25 April2016.
- ^"Møder og udvalg".Billund Kommune(in Danish).Retrieved10 September2023.
- ^"LocationsArchived2010-03-09 at theWayback Machine."Lego Group.Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- ^"ContactArchived2010-08-20 at theWayback Machine."Sun Air of Scandinavia.Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- ^"Lage Daten Fakten".hohenwestedt.de(in German). Hohenwestedt.Retrieved2021-04-14.
Sources
[edit]- 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 pagesISBN0-676-90201-4
- Hogan, C.Michael,Egtved Girl Barrow,The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham 4 October, 2007
External links
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- Official website(in Danish)
- VisitBillund - Official Touristguide - The perfect starting point for a good stay
- Lego braces for big changes,a July 2005International Herald Tribunearticle
- 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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