Bredebro (German:Bramming) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the west coast of South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 151 km², and has a total population of 3,680 (2005). Its mayor is Vagn Therkel Pedersen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Sønderjyllands Amt (English: South Jutland County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Venstre (in Danish literally: Left) is the biggest political party in Denmark, ideologically based on free market Liberalism, now a right-of-centre party. ... The Folketing in session. ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Bredebro.

Neighboring municipalities are Tønder and Løgumkloster to the east, Skærbæk to the north, and Højer to the south. To the west is the North Sea. Tønder (German Tondern) is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Løgumkloster is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Skærbæk is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Højer is a municipality in south Denmark, in South Jutland County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

• Ballum Parish
• Brede Parish
• Randerup (German:Randrup) Parish
• Sønder (German:Süder) Parish
• Visby (German:Wiesby) Parish

By January 1, 2007 Bredebo municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Højer, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup, Skærbæk, and Tønder municipalities to form the new Tønder municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 1,352 km² and a total population of 42,645 (2005). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Højer is a municipality in south Denmark, in South Jutland County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula. ... Løgumkloster is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Nørre-Rangstrup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Skærbæk is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Tønder (German Tondern) is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The town of Bredebro

The town was the original home of the ECCO shoe manufacturing company. Screenshot of Ecco The Dolphin for the Sega Megadrive and Sega Genesis. ... Womens shoes on display in a shop window, July 2005 A shoe is an item of footwear. ...

External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Tønder municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

Coordinates: 55°03′N 8°50′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...