Herning Municipality


Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of and has a population of 86,813. Its mayor is Lars Krarup, a member of the Venstre political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the Town of Herning.

History

On January 1, 2007, as the result of Kommunalreformen, Herning municipality was merged with former Aulum-Haderup, Trehøje, and Aaskov municipalities to form the new Herning municipality.

The city of Herning

The city of Herning has a population of 44,437. The town has grown rapidly in the 150 years: in 1840 the total population of the village of Herning was just 21.

Notable people