Herning Municipality

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.

Herning Municipality
Herning Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Flag of Herning Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Herning Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°08′00″N 8°59′00″E
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

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

History

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
Herning50,531
Sunds4,235
Vildbjerg4,017
Aulum3,273
Kibæk2,699
Gullestrup2,008
Sønder Felding1,436
Sørvad1,117

The city of Herning
Main article: Herning

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

Municipal council

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

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Herning is twinned with:[2]

See also
  • Sinddinggaard

References
  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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