Holstebro Municipality

Holstebro Municipality 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 57,411 (1 April 2014). 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.

Locations

Holstebro	36,000
Vinderup	3,100
Ulfborg	1,200
Tvis	1,200
Vemb	1,200
Nørre Felding	750
Skave	500
Sevel	480
Borbjerg	430

The town of 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.

Square at the pedestrianized high street (Danish: gågade) in central Holstebro.
Sculpture in central Holstebro by Vadestedet.
Park in central Holstebro.

Politics

Municipal council

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
Election	A	B	C	F	K	O	V	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%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people

Helge Nissen (1871–1926), operatic bass-baritone, conductor and film actor
Eugenio Barba (born 1936) founder of the Odin Teatret and International School of Theatre Anthropology