Herning Municipality

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 90,546 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Dorte West, 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 1 January 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 Herning 50,531 Sunds 4,235 Vildbjerg 4,017 Aulum 3,273 Kibæk 2,699 Gullestrup 2,008 Sønder Felding 1,436 Sørvad 1,117

The city of Herning

The city of Herning has a population of 51,193 (1 January 2023). 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.

Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor2005521121193173.7%Lars Krarup (V)20094113112071.1%20134211319175.3%201751211119174.2%202142222111768.8%Dorte West (V)20253223111115269.5%Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025

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

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