Brøndby Strand
Brøndby Strand is a suburb in Brøndby Municipality, approximately south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark
Overview
Brøndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb's 11,000 inhabitants live. The area is known for having various social problems: many of the inhabitants are unemployed. Of the total population, 60% are immigrants or Danes with immigrant parents, most of whom live in the housing projects. It contains about a dozen high-rise residential estates of a big multicultural mix, and is home to a number of successful hip hop and urban rap artists of national and international stature. The suburb is connected with the S-train.Notable people
Music
- Majid a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber origin
- Burhan Genç Koç known as Burhan G, a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer
- Sivas Torbati known as Sivas a Danish rapper of Iranian origin
- Outlandish a hip-hop music group
Sport
- Nicholas Gotfredsen a Danish footballer, plays for Hobro IK
- Jesper Lindstrøm a Danish footballer, plays for Eintracht Frankfurt