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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.
Holstebro | |
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Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| 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 (2016) | |
| • Total | 57,661 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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 | |||||||||
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| A | B | C | F | K | O | V | |||||||
| 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
Twin towns – sister cities
Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[1]
Agros, Cyprus
Altea, Spain
Asikkala, Finland
Bad Kötzting, Germany
Bellagio, Italy
Bundoran, Ireland
Chojna, Poland
Granville, France
Houffalize, Belgium
Judenburg, Austria
Kőszeg, Hungary
Marsaskala, Malta
Meerssen, Netherlands
Niederanven, Luxembourg
Oxelösund, Sweden
Preveza, Greece
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Rovinj, Croatia
Sesimbra, Portugal
Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
Sigulda, Latvia
Siret, Romania
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Sušice, Czech Republic
Tryavna, Bulgaria
Türi, Estonia
Zvolen, Slovakia
Holstebro also has one other twin town:[2]
- Brașov, Romania
References
- "Member towns". douzelage.eu. Douzelage. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- "Statutul Municipiului Braşov" (PDF). brasovcity.ro (in Romanian). Brașov. p. 66. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holstebro Municipality.
- Official website (in Danish)
- Holstebro tourist bureau
- Peter Schaufuss Ballet (in Danish)
- Odin Teatret - performance art theater (limited English language)
- Holstebro Art Museum
- Holstebro Museum
- Holstebro Boldklub (in Danish)
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На других языках
[de] Holstebro Kommune
Holstebro Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune in Jütland. Sie besitzt eine Gesamtbevölkerung von 58.553 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2022[1]) und eine Fläche von 793,00 km².[2] Sie liegt in der Verwaltungsregion Midtjylland. Sitz der Verwaltung ist Holstebro.- [en] Holstebro Municipality
[ru] Хольстебро (коммуна)
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