Herning

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Herning
Panorama of Herning
Coat of arms
Herning Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Herning Herning (Denmark Central Denmark Region) Show map of Denmark Central Denmark Region
Coordinates: 56°08′19″N 8°59′23″E / 56.13861°N 8.98972°E / 56.13861; 8.98972
Country	Denmark
Region	Mid Jutland (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Herning
Government
• Mayor	Dorte West
Area
• Urban	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
• Municipality	1,323.5 km2 (511.0 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Urban	51,312
• Urban density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	25,497 males and 25,815 females
• Municipality	89,848
Demonym	Herningbo Herningenser
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2
Postal code	DK-7400 Herning
Area code	(+45) 9
Website	www.herning.dk

Herning (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛɐ̯ne̝ŋ]) is a 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 51,312 (1 January 2024)^[1] including the suburbs of Tjørring, Snejbjerg, Lind, Birk, Hammerum, and Gjellerup, making Herning the 12th most populous urban area in Denmark.