Brørup

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Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,554 (1 January 2024),<ref name="BY3">BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 10 km west of Vejen, 26 km northeast of Ribe, 33 km west of Kolding, 40 km south of Grindsted and 43 km east of Esbjerg.

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

Churches

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Johanneskirken (The Johannes Church)

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Brørup Gamle Kirke (Brørup Old Church)

There are two churches located in the Brørup area. Johanneskirken (The Johannes Church), built in 1925, is located in the railway town, and the medieval Brørup Gamle Kirke (Brørup Old Church) is located about 2 km northwest of the town.

Brørup Market

Brørup Market is an auction of farm animals and a hawkers' market. It is held every Friday morning on the marketplace located in the western part of the town.<ref>Brørup Market VisitVejen</ref>

Transportation

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Brørup railway station

Brørup is served by Brørup railway station which is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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