| Holstebro Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 120x80px |
| Coordinates: | 56.3667°N 45°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Midtjylland |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Party: | S |
| Area Total Km2: | 801.55 |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 59016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
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, 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.
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See main article: Holstebro. 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark. Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[2]
Agros, Cyprus
Altea, Spain
Asikkala, Finland
Bellagio, Italy
Bundoran, Ireland
Chojna, Poland
Granville, France
Houffalize, Belgium
Judenburg, Austria
Kőszeg, Hungary
Marsaskala, Malta
Niederanven, Luxembourg
Oxelösund, Sweden
Preveza, Greece
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Sigulda, Latvia
Siret, Romania
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Sušice, Czech Republic
Türi, Estonia
Zvolen, SlovakiaHolstebro also has one other twin town:[3]
Brașov, Romania