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Ikast-Brande Municipality

Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°E / 56.1408; 9.1517
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Ikast-Brande Municipality
Ikast-Brande Kommune (Danish)
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ikast-Brande Municipality
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°08′27″N 9°09′06″E / 56.1408°N 9.1517°E / 56.1408; 9.1517
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorIb Boye Lauritsen
Area
 • Total736.41 km2 (284.33 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total42,737
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.ikast-brande.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Ikast-Brande Municipality (Danish: Ikast-Brande Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 733.69 km2 and has a population of 42,737 (1. January 2024).

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

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Ikast 16,000
Brande 7,400
Bording 2,400
Engesvang 2,000
Nørre Snede 1,800
Ejstrupholm 1,600

Politics

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Municipal council

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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
A C D 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)
2021 6 5 1 2 2 7 66.7%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

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