Brørup

Brørup
Brørup
Town
	Brørup - Johanneskirken
	Brørup Location in Denmark Brørup Brørup (Region of Southern Denmark)
	Coordinates: 55°28′57″N 9°0′57″E / 55.48250°N 9.01583°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Vejen Municipality
Area
• Urban	3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Urban	4,602
• Urban density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-6650 Brørup

Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,602 (1 January 2021),^[1] in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark.

Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was the seat of the former Brørup Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County.

Brørup Municipality

The former Brørup Municipality covered an area of 107 km², and had a total population of 6,485 (2005). Its last mayor was Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Brørup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Holsted, Rødding, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005).

Notable people

Peter Graulund (born 1976 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 100 Danish Superliga goals
Christian Keller (born 1980 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 400 club caps
Mads Conrad-Petersen (born 1988 in Brørup) a Danish badminton player