Billund Municipality

Billund Municipality
Billund Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Grindsted train station in the largest town of the municipality
Grindsted train station in the largest town of the municipality
Coat of arms of Billund Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°43′55″N 8°57′22″E / 55.732°N 8.956°E / 55.732; 8.956
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorStephanie Storbank
Area
 • Total536.51 km2 (207.15 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total27,119
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitebillund.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Billund Municipality (Danish: Billund Kommune) is a kommune in the centre of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Formerly the municipality belonged to Ribe 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 of Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.[2] The site of its municipal council is the town of Grindsted, which is the largest town in the municipality followed by the city of Billund.

On 1 January 2007, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), approved by the lawmakers in Folketinget 16 June 2005, and, after the signature by the head of state, published in Lovtidende, and being in effect from 26 June 2005, the new municipality was formed. The old Billund municipality was combined with the former Grindsted Municipality and the part of Billund Airport that was located in Give Municipality. The first election to the municipal council in the new municipality (and the regional council in the new region) was held 15 November 2005, which was the regular date of elections once every four years.

The municipality is part of the Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[3][4]

Locations

Church of Denmark parishes in Billund Municipality
Grindsted 9,800
Billund 6,600
Sønder Omme 1,700
Vorbasse 1,300
Hejnsvig 1,050
Filskov 660
Stenderup 640

Politics

Billund's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has five political committees.[5]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal 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 from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

Economy

LEGO Group and Sun Air of Scandinavia have their head offices in Billund, Billund Municipality.[6][7] The first Legoland has operated here since 1968.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Billund is twinned with:[8]

References

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Facts about Billund Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Vi er landets mest ambitiøse business region" [We are the country's most ambitious business region] (in Danish). trekantomraadet.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Møder og udvalg". Billund Kommune (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Locations Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine." Lego Group. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Contact Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine." Sun Air of Scandinavia. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Lage Daten Fakten". hohenwestedt.de (in German). Hohenwestedt. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

Sources

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