Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Municipality is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre political party. By 1 January 2007, the old Esbjerg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with the former Bramming and Ribe and a small part of Helle municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This municipality has an area of 741 km2 and a total population of 115,157.
Overview
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Esbjerg, the fifth largest city in Denmark.Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Tønder to the south, Haderslev to the southeast, Vejen to the east, and Varde to the north. The neighboring municipality to the west is Fanø, an island municipality located in Fanø Bay. Beyond the island of Fanø and Fanø Bay is the North Sea.
Locations
Infrastructure
Rail
Esbjerg Municipality has 13 railway stations, which forms a dense network, compared to other municipalities in Denmark, despite its many rural towns.| Station | Departing Passengers | Departing trains | Largest destination | |
| 1 | 753,060 | 32,736 | ||
| 2 | 252,685 | 45,508 | ||
| 3 | 127,894 | 15,135 | ||
| 4 | 50,724 | 19,971 | ||
| 5 | 45,130 | 19,973 | ||
| 6 | 44,818 | 19,969 | ||
| 7 | 41,063 | 10,561 | ||
| 8 | 30,790 | 19,969 | ||
| 9 | 29,911 | 19,977 | ||
| 10 | 23,869 | 19,977 | ||
| 11 | 21,731 | 14,336 | ||
| 12 | 9,829 | 19,969 | ||
| 13 | 8,861 | 19,977 |