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 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 59,016 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
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 59,016 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby, a member of the Social Democratic party.
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.