Ikast-Brande | |
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![]() Town hall | |
Location in Denmark | |
Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°ECoordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°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 (2016) | |
• Total | 40,798 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
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 40,620 (1 April 2014).
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.
Locations
Ikast | 16,000 |
Brande | 7,400 |
Bording | 2,400 |
Engesvang | 2,000 |
Nørre Snede | 1,800 |
Ejstrupholm | 1,600 |
Politics
Municipal council
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 |
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
- Ikast-Brande municipality's official website (in Danish)