Holstebro_Municipality
Holstebro Municipality
Municipality in Midtjylland, Denmark
Holstebro Municipality (Danish: Holstebro Kommune) 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 58,978 (1. January 2023). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby, a member of the Social Democratic 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 ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Ulfborg-Vemb and Vinderup municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality.