Holstebro Municipality

Holstebro Municipality

*Holstebro Kommune* (Danish)
Holstebro Municipality Holstebro Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Holstebro [left edge] is north of Herning and west of Viborg, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula
	Coordinates: 56°22′N 8°37′E
Country	Denmark
Region	Midtjylland
Government
• Mayor	H. C. Østerby (S)
Area
• Total	801.55 km2 (309.48 sq mi)
Population (1. January 2023)
• Total	58,978
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.holstebro.dk

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 58,978 (1. January 2023). 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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