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Holstebro Municipality
Holstebro Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 59,201 (1. January 2025). 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. 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 (2011). It is situated on both sides of ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek"). Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage twinning ring of towns. Image:Holstebro 001.JPG, Square at the pedestrianized high street (Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Denmark
Denmark is divided into five regions of Denmark, regions, which contain 98 municipalities (, ; , ). The Capital Region of Denmark, Capital Region has 29 municipalities, Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark 22, Central Denmark Region, Central Denmark 19, Region Zealand, Zealand 17 and North Denmark Region, North Denmark 11. The government intends to merge R. Hovedstaden with R. Sjælland 1 January 2027 to form Region Østdanmark (Region of Eastern Denmark). The regional council will have 47 members, and will be elected Tuesday 18 November 2025 in the ordinary 2025 Danish local elections. This structure was established per an administrative reform (Danish: ''Strukturreformen''; English: (''The'') ''Structural Reform'') of the public sector of Denmark, effective 26 June 2005 (council elections 15 November 2005), which abolished the 13 Counties of Denmark, counties (; singular ) and created five Regions of Denmark, regions (; singular ) which unlike the counties (1970–2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark History The town arose at a ford (crossing), ford by the creek, and later a bridge was erected. The name probably derives from ''holdested ved broen'' (lit, "a resting place by the bridge"). Holstebro was first mentioned in a letter from Bishop Thyge of Ribe in 1274. A large fire in 1552 destroyed many of the town's old buildings. On 11 February 1962 parts of Holstebro were hit by a high-end F3/T7 tornado. This was the most devastating tornado in Denmark's history & 3rd ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party (, RV, ) is a Social liberalism, social-liberal List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre (Denmark), Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the Centrism, centrist party has played a central role in Politics of Denmark, Danish politics and has supported governments on both sides of the political spectrum, as co-operation is a primary belief of the party. A pro-European party, it is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, ALDE, and has one MEP in the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. History 1905–1930s The party was founded in 1905 as a split from the ''Venstre (Denmark), Venstre''. The initial impetus was the expulsion of ''Venstre'''s antimilitarism, antimilitarist wing from the party in January 1905. The expelled members held a founding conference for the new party in Odense, on 21 May 1905. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douzelage
Douzelage is a town twinning association with one town from each of the member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom. Name The name is a portmanteau of the French words "douze" for twelve and "jumelage" for twinning and stands for the twelve founder members, one for each European Union member state in 1991, when the Douzelage Charter was signed in Granville, Manche, Granville, France. Although the membership of the EU, and of the association, has grown, the name Douzelage has been kept unchanged. Aims and organisation The aims of the Douzelage are to promote and foster the spirit of Europe and to establish among others educational, economic, tourist, sporting and cultural links between the towns for the mutual benefit of the inhabitants thereof. Douzelage is chaired by a president and two vice-presidents, all elected for a period of three years. The official language used is English, partially also French. The Douzelage movement received European recognition in 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borbjerg
Borbjerg is a small village in the western Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 460 (1. January 2024). The Mobile Statbank from Borbjerg is located 9 km south of and 13 km northeast of . Borbjerg is located in , < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nørre Felding
Nørre Felding is a village, with a population of 731 (1 January 2025),BY1: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from in , in . It is located at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vemb
Vemb is a little town in west Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,245 (1 January 2024). ''Vemb Kirke'' *1844 ''Vemb'' The first time the town was named, it was called ''Weæm''. The ending letter ''b'' emerged around the year 1600, disappeared, then finally appeared again in 1844 in the present spelling form ''Vemb''. The meaning of ''Vemb'' is not known, but could possibly mean "vi" (Danish for "we"). The oldest building in the current city boundary is ''Vemb kirke'' (Vemb church), which has undergone few changes since it was built around 1200. Just east of the church lies ''Den Gamle Skole'' ("The Old School"), now privately owned, that was the town and area's first school. It is said that in the late 1800s three women met on 1 April in the little school with one classroom. These three women would all reach the age of 100. In 1908 the current school was inaugurated near Burvej, called Vemb Skole (Vemb School): an entirely different school with central heating, a gymnasium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvis, Denmark
Tvis is a small town, with a population of 1,378 (1 January 2025), in Holstebro Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 7 km southeast of Holstebro. Tvis Church is located in the town. The furniture developer and manufacturer Actona Group and the kitchen manufacturer TCM Group, with one of its brands ''Tvis Køkkener'' named after the town, are headquartered in Tvis. References Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulfborg
Ulfborg is a railway town, with a population of 2,004 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark in Holstebro Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 22 km southwest of Holstebro and 21 km north of Ringkøbing and is served by Ulfborg railway station on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line. Ulfborg was the municipal seat of the former Ulfborg-Vemb Municipality until 1 January 2007. Ulfkær Church, under Ulfborg Parish, is located in the town. Tinghuset - The courthouse in Ulfborg and the former town hall of Ulfborg-Vemb Municipality was designed in 1916-1917 by architect Erik V. Lind as the town's cooperative dairy. Today Tinghuset is a cultural center and houses Danish Gy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
