Holstebro Municipality
Holstebro Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of, and has a population of 59,201. Its mayor is Kenneth Tønning, a member of the conservative liberal Venstre 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, merged with existing Ulfborg-Vemb and Vinderup municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality.
Holstebro is also known for its infamous architecture style, and its architecture's correlation to World War 2.
Locations
The town of Holstebro
The town of Holstebro, has a population of 34,241. It is situated on both sides of Storåen. Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage twinning ring of towns.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.
Notable people
- Helge Nissen, operatic bass-baritone, conductor and film actor
- Eugenio Barba founder of the Odin Teatret and International School of Theatre Anthropology
Twin towns – sister cities
- 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