Holstebro

Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town is bisected by Storåen ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).

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Holstebro is a city in Denmark, serving as the capital of Holstebro Municipality. It is located in the Region Midtjylland and Central Jutland areas. The city has a population of 37,220, with another recorded figure of 32,072. Its postal code is 7500, and it operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones.

The settlement is situated at an elevation of 14 meters above sea level, with other measurements indicating 16 and 17 meters. It is located next to the body of water known as Storå. Holstebro is twinned with the administrative bodies of Brașov, Altea, Bad Kötzting, and Bellagio.

Synthesized by Vinony from 45 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Holstebro
Region: Region Midtjylland
Country: Danmark
Population: 32,072
Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Holstebro
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: HolstebroOverview.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Skyline
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Holstebro.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mid Jutland (Midtjylland)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Holstebro
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: H.C. Østerby (A)
Settlement.elevation_m: 14
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 24.1
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 37487

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Contents

History
Modern Holstebro
Transport
Sport and leisure
Jamboree Denmark 2012
Notable people
The Arts
Public thinking & Public Service
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
References

Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town is bisected by Storåen ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).

==History== The town arose at a 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").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Holstebro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.