Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Esbjerg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°28′00″N 8°27′00″E / 55.4667°N 8.45°E / 55.4667; 8.45
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
SeatEsbjerg
Government
 • MayorJesper Frost Rasmussen
Area
 • Total742.5 km2 (286.7 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total115,758
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.esbjergkommune.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Esbjerg Municipality (Danish: Esbjerg Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a kommune in the 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 115,758 (2023).

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

Esbjerg 72,000
Ribe 8,300
Bramming 7,000
Tjæreborg 2,800
Gørding 1,700
Tarp 1,700
Andrup 1,300
Egebæk 1,200

Infrastructure

Rail

Esbjerg Municipality has 13 railway stations, which forms a dense network, compared to other municipalities in Denmark, despite its many rural towns.

List of stations in Esbjerg Municipality[2]
Station Departing Passengers Departing trains Largest destination
1 Esbjerg 753,060 32,736 Bramming
2 Bramming 252,685 45,508 Esbjerg
3 Ribe 127,894 15,135 Esbjerg
4 Spangsbjerg 50,724 19,971 Varde
5 Jerne 45,130 19,973
6 Gjesing 44,818 19,969 Varde
7 Hviding 41,063 10,561 Esbjerg
8 Tjæreborg 30,790 19,969 Esbjerg
9 Ribe Nørremark 29,911 19,977 Esbjerg
10 Gredstedbro 23,869 19,977 Ribe
11 Gørding 21,731 14,336 Esbjerg
12 Guldager 9,829 19,969 Esbjerg
13 Sejstrup 8,861 19,977 Esbjerg

Politics

Esbjerg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees.[3]

Municipal council

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

Election Party Total
seats 		Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C D 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)
2021 9 1 3 1 3 1 13 64.2%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Esbjerg is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Dashboards". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. ^ Politiske råd og udvalg
  4. ^ "Venskabsbyer". esbjerg.dk (in Danish). Esbjerg Kommune. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

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