Herning Municipality (Danish: Herning Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,322.87 km2 (510.76 sq mi) and has a population of 90,546 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Dorte West, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the Town of Herning.
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History
On 1 January 2007, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), Herning municipality was merged with former Aulum-Haderup, Trehøje, and Aaskov municipalities to form the new Herning municipality.
Locations
The city of Herning
The city of Herning has a population of 51,193 (1 January 2023). The town has grown rapidly in the 150 years: in 1840 the total population of the village of Herning was just 21.
Politics
Municipal council
Herning's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Notable people
Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960), archaeologist and cultural geographer
Twin towns – sister cities
Herning is twinned with: