Until 1 January 2007 Brørup was the seat of the former Brørup Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County.
Churches
There are two churches located in the Brørup area. Johanneskirken (The Johannes Church), built in 1925, is located in the railway town, and the medieval Brørup Gamle Kirke (Brørup Old Church) is located about 2 km northwest of the town.
The former Brørup Municipality covered an area of 107 km2, and had a total population of 6,485 (2005). Its last mayor was Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
Brørup municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Holsted, Rødding, and Vejen municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km2 and a total population of 41,350 (2005).
Notable people
Peter Graulund (born 1976 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 100 Danish Superliga goals
Christian Keller (born 1980 in Brørup) a retired Danish professional football player, over 400 club caps