Ulfborg-Vemb 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 ...
on the west coast of the
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 ...
peninsula. The municipality existed from 1970 until 2007, and its administrative region is today part of
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 ...
.
History
Ulfborg-Vemb was created 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 ...
that combined the existing
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
es of: Bur, Gørding, Husby, Madum, Staby, Sønder Nissum, Ulfborg Sogn, and Vemb. The municipality was within
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 ...
, and its municipal council was the town of
Ulfborg
Ulfborg is a railway town, with a population of 2,004 (1 January 2025),Trehøje and
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).Struer and
Lemvig
Lemvig is a market town located on the Limfjord in North Jutland, Denmark. The town has a population of 6,741 (2025),North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...
, while part of its northern border was defined by
Nissum Fjord
Nissum Fjord is an inlet located in West Jutland, west of Vemb and is demarcated from the North Sea by a 1.3 km wide isthmus, Bøvling Klit, and passes through a lock in Thorsminde. The inlet has a water area of 70 km2 or 7,000 ha. bu ...
.
In 2005, Ulfborg-Vemb covered an area of 226 km2 and had a total population of 6,959. The municipality ceased to exist as a result of the Municipal reform of 2007. It was merged with existing
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).Vinderup
Vinderup is a railway town in Northwestern Jutland, Holstebro Municipality, Denmark at the railway between Struer and Skive. Vinderup has a population of 3,055 (1 January 2025)
municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 790 km2 and a total population of 56,204 (2007).
List of mayors
* Termann Nordsmark, 1970–1984 ('' lokalliste'')
* Kaj Brink Nielsen, 1984–1999 ( Venstre)
* Niels Kristian Jensen, 1999–2007 (Venstre)