Holstebro

Sister cities

• Škofja Loka
• Zvolen
• Türi Rural Municipality
• Bundoran
• Sesimbra
• Sušice
• Niederanven
• Chojna
• Houffalize
• Bad Kötzting
• Kőszeg
• Siret

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"). Holstebro was first mentioned in a letter from Bishop Thyge of Ribe in 1274. A large fire in 1552 destroyed many of the town's old buildings. On 11 February 1962 parts of Holstebro were hit by a high-end F3/T7 tornado. This was the most devastating tornado in Denmark's history & 3rd strongest. The tornado travelled 13 km with a max width of 500 meters. More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. Large brick apartments had their roof torn off and large parts of their third storey destroyed. A concrete barn was entirely destroyed with only one to two exterior walls still standing, and a mobile home was tossed into the air. Damage cost reached 14 million DKK as of 1962, or about 188.9 mil DKK as of 2022 On 10 August 1975, Holstebro recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Denmark.