Aulum-Haderup was a Danish municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the former

Ringkjøbing County Ringkjøbing County () is a former county ( Danish: '' amt'') on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. It had the lowest population density of all the Danish counties. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into R ...

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

which existed from 1970 until 2007. Today, the region is part of

Herning Municipality Herning Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of and has a population of 90,006 (1 January 2025). Its mayor is Dorte West, a me ...

within

Region Midtjylland The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municip ...

History

Aulum-Haderup municipality was established as a result of the

1970 Danish municipal reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...

. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of

Aulum Aulum or Avlum is a railway town situated between Holstebro and Herning in Region Midtjylland, with a population of 3,245 (1 January 2025).

. By 2005, the municipality covered an area of 247 km², and had a total population of 6,730. Its final mayor was Christian Dam Larsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of The Municipality Reform of 2007). On January 1 2007 it was merged with former

Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)

, Trehøje, and Aaskov municipalities to form the new

Herning municipality Herning Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of and has a population of 90,006 (1 January 2025). Its mayor is Dorte West, a me ...

. This created a municipality with an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 82,935 (2005).

References

Former municipalities of Denmark {{CentralDK-stub