Herning Municipality

Coordinates: 56°08′00″N 8°59′00″E / 56.1333°N 8.9833°E / 56.1333; 8.9833
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Herning Municipality
Herning Kommune (Danish)
Flag of Herning Municipality
Coat of arms of Herning Municipality
Coordinates: 56°08′00″N 8°59′00″E / 56.1333°N 8.9833°E / 56.1333; 8.9833
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
SeatHerning
Government
 • MayorDorte West
Area
 • Total1,322.87 km2 (510.76 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[1]
 • Total89,952
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.herning.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Herning Municipality (Danish: Herning Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,322.87 km2 (510.76 sq mi) and has a population of 89,952 (1 January 2023). Its mayor is Dorte West, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the Town of Herning.

History[edit]

On 1 January 2007, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), Herning municipality was merged with former Aulum-Haderup, Trehøje, and Aaskov municipalities to form the new Herning municipality.

Locations[edit]

Herning 50,531
Sunds 4,235
Vildbjerg 4,017
Aulum 3,273
Kibæk 2,699
Gullestrup 2,008
Sønder Felding 1,436
Sørvad 1,117

The city of Herning[edit]

The city of Herning has a population of 51,193 (1 January 2023). The town has grown rapidly in the 150 years: in 1840 the total population of the village of Herning was just 21.

Politics[edit]

Municipal council[edit]

Herning's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F H K O V Ø
2005 5 2 1 1 2 1 19 31 73.7% Lars Krarup (V)
2009 4 1 1 3 1 1 20 71.1%
2013 4 2 1 1 3 19 1 75.3%
2017 5 1 2 1 1 1 19 1 74.2%
2021 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 17 68.8% Dorte West (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

Notable people[edit]

  • Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960), archaeologist and cultural geographer

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Herning is twinned with:[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Venskabskontakter i Norden". norden-herning.dk (in Danish). Norden Herning. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

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