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 . 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 .
7-453: Grindsted , with a population of 9,745 (1 January 2024), is the municipal seat and largest town of Billund Municipality , Denmark and belongs to the Region of Southern Denmark . It is located 42 km west of the major regional city of Vejle and 49 km northeast of the major harbour city Esbjerg . The postal code is 7200. Grindsted is first mentioned in the 14th century, and for several centuries
14-540: A total population of 1.378 million in 2016. Billund's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has five political committees. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . LEGO Group and Sun Air of Scandinavia have their head offices in Billund , Billund Municipality. The first Legoland has operated here since 1968. Billund
21-514: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Billund Municipality 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
28-662: The Danisco corporation, but Danisco was acquired by DuPont in 2011; however, the factory only changed name on 14 May 2012. Products from Grindsted are still marketed under the Danisco logo and name. Grindsted Speedway Klub compete in the Danish Speedway League and the track called the Billund Municipality Stadium is located at Blåbjergvej 1, 7200. This article about a location in the Region of Southern Denmark
35-544: The chemical factory Grindstedværket was built in the city, and the industrial community gradually grew up, so that both the cement and textile industries came to the city. One of the main industries today is the DuPont factory, which traces its roots back to the original chemical factory named Grindstedværket (Grindsted Products) founded by the Lundsgaard brothers. Through acquisitions by De Danske Spritfabrikker , it became part of
42-610: 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
49-634: Was just a village on the heath. Until the middle of the 19th century, Grindsted was a small, remote, distinctly moorland village. The construction of the main road Vejle — Grindsted — Varde in 1864 brought some progress, which was increased by the later significant cultural works in the area, but it was not until the many railway installations during the First World War that caused the strong development which made Grindsted an important railway hub. Grindsted has both private and public primary schools, upper secondary education and vocational education. In 1924 ,
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