Holstebro Municipality

Holstebro Municipality (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, and has a population of 59,016 (1. January 2024). 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.

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.

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 (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.


 * 🇨🇾 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:
 * 🇷🇴 Brașov, Romania