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 58,978 (1. January 2023). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby, a member of the Social Democratic party.
Holstebro Municipality
Holstebro Kommune (Danish) | |
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Coordinates: 56°22′N 8°37′E / 56.367°N 8.617°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Midtjylland |
Government | |
• Mayor | H. C. Østerby (S) |
Area | |
• Total | 801.55 km2 (309.48 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 58,978 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
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 | 36,000 |
Vinderup | 3,100 |
Ulfborg | 1,200 |
Tvis | 1,200 |
Vemb | 1,200 |
Nørre Felding | 750 |
Skave | 500 |
Sevel | 480 |
Borbjerg | 430 |
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.
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 | K | O | V | |||||||
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% | ||||||
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 |
Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[2]
Holstebro also has one other twin town:[3]