Bramming

55°27′54″N 8°42′24″E / 55.46487°N 8.70677°E / 55.46487; 8.70677CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityEsbjerg MunicipalityArea • Urban5.4 km² (2.1 sq mi)Population • Urban7,171 • Urban density1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi) • Gender ^[2]3,518 males and 3,653 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

Bramming is a railway town in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located at the Lunderskov-Esbjerg railway line and has a population of 7,171 (1 January 2023).^[1]

Bramming was the municipal seat of the former Bramming Municipality until 1 January 2007.

Churches

There are two churches located in the Bramming area. Skt. Ansgar Church, consecrated in 1915, is located in the railway town, and the medieval Skt. Knud Church is located on the northern outskirts of the town. This church served the neighboring manor Bramming Hovedgård, now Southwest Jutland's Boarding School.

The museum

Bramming Egnsmuseum, located by the water tower, is a museum where changing exhibitions on cultural history, art and crafts are displayed. In 2007, the so-called Historium opened, which is a 5.5 m high glass display case of almost 100 m³. Here, both the Bramming region's and Southwest Jutland's cultural history and features of Danish cultural history as a whole are exhibited.

See also

• Bramminge train accident

References