Holstebro Municipality
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Holstebro Municipality
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 Coat of arms | |
![Holstebro [left edge] is north of Herning and west of Viborg, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula](#/media/File:Map_DK_Holstebro.PNG) | |
| Coordinates: 56°22′N 8°37′E / 56.367°N 8.617°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Midtjylland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenneth Tønning (V) |
| Area | |
• Total | 801.55 km2 (309.48 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 59,201 |
| • Density | 73.858/km2 (191.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Holstebro Municipality (Danish: Holstebro Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 801.55 km2 (309.48 sq mi), and has a population of 59,201 (1 January 2025). Its mayor is Kenneth Tønning, a member of the conservative liberal Venstre party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Holstebro.
On 1 January 2007 Holstebro municipality was, due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Ulfborg-Vemb and Vinderup municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality.
Holstebro is also known for its infamous architecture style, and its architecture's correlation to World War 2.
The town of Holstebro
| Holstebro | 37,000 |
| Vinderup | 3,100 |
| Ulfborg | 2,000 |
| Tvis | 1,300 |
| Vemb | 1,300 |
| Nørre Felding | 730 |
| Skave | 500 |
| Sevel | 480 |
| Borbjerg | 450 |
The town of Holstebro, has a population of 34,241 (2011). It is situated on both sides of Storåen ("The Large Creek"). Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage twinning ring of towns.
Square at the pedestrianized high street (Danish: gågade) in central Holstebro.
Sculpture in central Holstebro by Vadestedet.
Park in central Holstebro.
Politics
Municipal council
Holstebro's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | F | I | K | O | V | Æ | |||||
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 70.5% | Arne Lægaard (V) | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 75.5% | H. C. Østerby (A) | |||||
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 78.5% | |||||||
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 75.8% | ||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71.9% | ||||||
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 72.5% | Kenneth Tønning (V) | |||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025 | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Helge Nissen (1871–1926), operatic bass-baritone, conductor and film actor
- Eugenio Barba (born 1936) founder of the Odin Teatret and International School of Theatre Anthropology
