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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 89,848 (1 January 2024). 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
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
= The city of 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.
Notable people
Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960), archaeologist and cultural geographer
Twin towns – sister cities
Herning is twinned with:
See also
Sinddinggaard
References
Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
Searchable/printable municipal map: Krak mapsearch (outline of municipality visible but doesn't print out)
External links
Herning municipality's official website (in Danish)
Destination Herning tourism information
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pembagian administratif Denmark
- Munisipalitas Lyngby-Taarbæk
- Munisipalitas Kopenhagen
- Herning Municipality
- Herning
- Aaskov Municipality
- Trehøje Municipality
- Aulum-Haderup Municipality
- Herning Airport
- Kibæk
- Messecenter Herning
- Helge Sander
- MCH Arena
