Herning Municipality
| Herning Municipality (Herning Kommune) | |
| Municipalities of Denmark | |
| Country | Denmark |
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| Region | Region Midtjylland |
| Seat | Herning |
| Area | 1,323.5 km2 (511 sq mi) |
| Population | 84,209 (2008) |
| Mayor | Lars Krarup (Venstre) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC2) |
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Herning Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208 (2008). 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notable people
- Gudmund Hatt (1884 - 1960), Danish archaeologist and cultural geographer, born in Vildbjerg
[edit] 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)
[edit] External links
Media related to Herning Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Herning municipality's official website (Danish)
- Destination Herning tourism information
- Sculpture Elia's website
- Opera singer Peter Lodahl
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