Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Municipality in Central Jutland, Denmark
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Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality (Danish: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune) is a municipality in western Denmark. Formed on 1 January 2007 during the nationwide 2007 administrative reform, it comprises the former municipalities of Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, Skjern and Videbæk. Covering 1,494.56 square kilometres (577.05 sq mi), it is the largest municipality in Denmark by area. The municipality has a population of 55,582 (1 January 2025)[1] and is part of the Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland). Its mayor since 2025 is Lennart Qvist of the Conservative People's Party (C).
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
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Ringkøbing | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°00′36″N 8°23′48″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Jutland |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lone Andersen (V) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,485 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 55,582 |
| • Density | 37.43/km2 (96.94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6950 |
| Website | www |
The Church of Denmark comprises 46 parishes within the municipality.
Locations
| Ringkøbing | 9,830 |
| Skjern | 7,737 |
| Videbæk | 4,351 |
| Tarm | 4,122 |
| Hvide Sande | 2,780 |
| Lem | 1,358 |
| Spjald | 1,342 |
| Vorgod-Barde | 1,023 |
| Borris | 858 |
Politics
Municipal council
Ringkøbing-Skjern's municipal council consists of 29 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 | C | D | F | I | J | K | O | V | Æ | ||||
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 74.3% | Torben Nørregaard (V) | ||||
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 70.3% | Iver Enevoldsen (V) | |||||
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 76.0% | ||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 74.8% | Hans Østergaard (V) | |||||
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 70.1% | |||||
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 72.2% | Lone Andersen (V) | |||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025 | |||||||||||||
