Herning

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Herning

Total population

44,557

Elevation58 m

Coordinates56.14°, 8.97°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Herning 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 52,264 including the suburbs of Tjørring, Snejbjerg, Lind, Birk, Hammerum, and Gjellerup, making Herning the 12th most populous urban area in Denmark.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Linda Villumsen

Danish new zealand racing cyclist, born 1985

Bjarne Riis

Danish cyclist, born 1964

R

René Jørgensen

Danish racing cyclist, born 1975

Mads Christensen

Danish ice hockey player

Simon Nielsen

Danish ice hockey goaltender

Frans Nielsen

Danish ice hockey player

Jesper Nøddesbo

Danish handball player

Brian Vandborg

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1981

Thomas Bredahl

Danish guitarist

Michael Blaudzun

Danish road bicycle racer and sporting director, born 1973

Peter Regin

Danish ice hockey player

Frederik Andersen

Danish ice hockey goaltender

Stefan Lassen

Danish ice hockey player

C

Christoffer Kjærgaard

Danish ice hockey player

Daniel Nielsen

Danish ice hockey player

Nicklas Jensen

Danish ice hockey player (born 1993)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Gjellerup
  2.8 mi away · pop. 3,627
• Hammerum
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,025
• Tulstrup
  6.9 mi away · pop. 634
• Fjelstervang
  7.5 mi away · pop. 460
• Arnborg
  8.6 mi away · pop. 675
• Vildbjerg
  8.9 mi away · pop. 4,500
• Simmelkær
  9 mi away · pop. 275
• Fasterholt
  10.4 mi away · pop. 384
• Skarrild
  11.4 mi away
• Troldhede
  13.4 mi away
• Brande
  14.6 mi away · pop. 7,207
• Engesvang
  14.7 mi away · pop. 2,042

Browse all places in Central Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly

Sericomyia silentis

Seen 2026-09-23

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-23

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Ennomos alniaria

Seen 2026-09-23

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides

Seen 2026-09-23

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

Seen 2026-09-22

transparent rhopalid

Rhopalus parumpunctatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Hairy-horned Springtail-hunter

Loricera pilicornis

Seen 2026-09-22

10-spot Ladybird

Adalia decempunctata

Seen 2026-09-22

Green Alder Nematine

Euura glutinosae

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Herning, sourced from Wikidata.

• Gymnaestrada 1987

  recurring event edition

  international gymnastics festival, held in Herning, Denmark

  Jul 7, 1987

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

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