Billund Municipality () is a kommune in the centre of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Formerly the municipality belonged to Ribe County, now part of the Region of Southern Denmark since 2007. The new, merged municipality covers an area of 540.18 km2, and has a total population of 27,200 (2026). Its mayor is Stephanie Storbank, a member of Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.Facts about Billund 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.
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 was combined with the former Grindsted Municipality and the eastern part of Billund Airport that was located in Give Municipality, with this area forming parts of Church of Denmark Lindeballe, and Ringive parishes. 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 a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
Locations Cities and villages in Billund MunicipalityDanmarks Statistikbank Name Population (2024) Grindsted 9,745 Billund 7,307 Sønder Omme 1,710 Vorbasse 1,261 Hejnsvig 1,003 Filskov 706 Stenderup 642
Politics Billund's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has five political committees.
Municipal council Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor2005731142571.1%Ib Kristensen (V)2009613321067.7%201372121374.1%2017721231072.8%202193121068.3%Stephanie Storbank (V)Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021
Economy LEGO Group and Sun Air of Scandinavia have their head offices in Billund, Billund Municipality."Locations ." Lego Group. Retrieved on 16 March 2010."Contact ." Sun Air of Scandinavia. Retrieved on 16 March 2010. The first Legoland has operated here since 1968.
Twin towns – sister cities
Billund is twinned with: Hohenwestedt, Germany
References
Sources Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map Billund and western Denmark Nuha Ansari, John D. Rambow, Denmark: The Guide for All Budgets, Rambow, 2002, Fodor's Denmark, 224 pages Hogan, C.Michael, Egtved Girl Barrow, The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham 4 October, 2007
External links
Official website VisitBillund - Official Touristguide - The perfect starting point for a good stay Lego braces for big changes, a July 2005 International Herald Tribune article Satellite image from Google Maps Trekantomraadet - Association formed by the six municipalities in the area: Billund, Fredericia, Kolding, Middelfart, Vejen and Vejle Region of Southern Denmark's official website