Herning Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark.
The municipality covers an area of  and has a population of 86,813 (1 April 2014).
Its mayor is Lars Krarup, 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 January 1, 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 44,437 (January 1, 2006).
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:
Arsuk, Greenland
Countryside, Åland Islands, Finland
Eiði, Faroe Islands
Holmestrand, Norway
Husby, Germany
Kangasala, Finland
Siglufjörður, Iceland
Vänersborg, Sweden
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
Destination Herning tourism information
