Herning

Herning
Panorama of Herning
Herning Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°08′19″N 8°59′23″E / 56.13861°N 8.98972°E / 56.13861; 8.98972
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Herning
Government
• Mayor	Lars Krarup
Area
• City	1,323.5 km² (511.0 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2014)
• City	47,765
• Density	36/km² (93/sq mi)
• Metro	86,842
Time zone	Central Europe Time (UTC+1)
Postal code	7400
Area code(s)	(+45) 9
Website	www.herning.dk

Herning is a Danish city in Region Midtjylland, on the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 47,765 (1 January 2014)^[1] including the suburbs of Tjørring, Snejbjerg, Lind, Birk, Hammerum, and Gjellerup, making Herning the 11th most populous urban area in Denmark.

History

Herning was established at the beginning of the 1800s during the period of heath reclamation. This period of time resulted in a growing population, and a demand for products and services to the new farmers in the area. Herning came into existence as a center of commerce for the area.

Later on, Herning became known for the textile-weaving industry that developed in and around the town. This industry was once Herning's principal economic activity: today, the town enjoys a diversified industrial base.

Herning became a market town in 1913.

Herning has twice, in 1965 and 2003, been awarded the title of Danish City of the Year.

Attractions

Herning is home to Messecenter Herning, the largest exhibition centre in Scandinavia, which gives the city its reputation for hosting trade fairs.

Carl-Henning Pedersen and Else Alfelt's Museum of Art (also known as Herning Art Museum) is one of the major attractions.

The city hosts three buildings designed by the architect Jørn Utzon. One is publicly owned and two are privately owned.

The town is also home to sculptor Ingvar Cronhammar's unique monumental work Elia. The sculpture is located near the Herning Art Museum.

The old Herningsholm Estate in Herning is open to the public for touring. Classensborg Estate, now called Skarrildhus, is located 25 km south of the town, but is closed to the public because it is a private hotel and educational facility. The grounds, however, can be toured and are known for their beautiful rhododendron displays during the spring.

Sports

Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league, the Oddset Ligaen. Having won 16 championships and 29 medals in all, Herning Blue Fox has accumulated the greatest number of victories in the history of professional ice hockey in Denmark.

FC Midtjylland is a football team playing in the Danish "superligaen". It is a merger of Herning Fremad and Ikast FS and won the national championship of Denmark for the first time in 2015 having previously been the runner up on two occasions. FC Midtjylland play their home matches at MCH Arena situated right next to the largest sports and concert venue in Denmark, Jyske Bank Boxen.

Herning also is a centre of Danish cycling. The GP Herning is a professional bicycle race held annually in Herning. The 2012 Giro d'Italia started in Herning. Bjarne Riis, as of 2011 the only Dane to win the Tour de France, was born in Herning. Fourteen years after his win, Riis reluctantly admitted using illegal performance-enhancing drugs for the competition. Despite cheating, he nevertheless retained the Trikot since the statute of limitations had already expired prior to his admission.

Transport

Road and rail

Herning is the hub for both road and rail transport in central Jutland. The rail lines crossing the peninsula intersect at Herning with connections to Vejle, Århus, Esbjerg and Holstebro. There are also several daily trains to Copenhagen.

Herning lies at the intersection of three major roads: route 18, that traverses the Jutland Peninsula from southeast to northwest; route 15, that crosses the peninsula from Aarhus in the east to Ringkobing in the west; and route 12, from Esbjerg in the southwest to Viborg to the northeast.

Airport

Herning is served by Karup Airport situated 25 km (16 mi) to the northeast of the city. There are several flights a day connecting it to Copenhagen Airport.

Famous residents of the municipality

1950 – Helge Sander, politician
1964 – Bjarne Riis, cyclist winning Tour de France in 1996
1969 – Claus Elming, TV sports journalist
1972 – Mogens Christiansen, cricketer
1973 – Michael Blaudzun, professional cyclist
1974 – Kenneth Jonassen, badminton player (winner of All England)
1980 – Jesper Nøddesbo, handball player (for FC Barcelona and Denmark)
1984 – Frans Nielsen, hockey player for the New York Islanders (the first NHLplayer of Danish origin)
1986 – Peter Regin, hockey player in the NHL (for the Chicago Blackhawks)
1986 – Michael Pedersen, cricketer
1986 - Jannik Hansen, hockey player in the NHL (for the Vancouver Canucks)
1989 - Frederik Andersen, hockey player in the NHL (for the Anaheim Ducks)
1993 - Nicklas Jensen, hockey player in the NHL (for the Vancouver Canucks)

References

↑ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Herning.

Herning travel guide from Wikivoyage
Webpage of Herning Municipality

Municipal seats of Denmark

Hovedstaden	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Midtjylland	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

Nordjylland	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Sjælland	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Hårlev and Store Heddinge Vordingborg

Syddanmark	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

30 most populous urban areas of Denmark

as of 1 January 2014, according to Statistics Denmark, see table BEF44 at statbank.dk.

1.	Copenhagen	1,246,611
2.	Aarhus	259,754
3.	Odense	172,512
4.	Aalborg	109,092
5.	Esbjerg	71,618
6.	Randers	61,163

7.	Kolding	58,021
8.	Horsens	55,884
9.	Vejle	53,230
10.	Roskilde	48,721
11.	Herning	47,765
12.	Helsingør	46,407

13.	Hørsholm	46,229
14.	Silkeborg	43,158
15.	Næstved	42,424
16.	Fredericia	39,922
17.	Viborg	38,572
18.	Køge	35,768

19.	Holstebro	34,873
20.	Taastrup	33,121
21.	Slagelse	32,005
22.	Hillerød	31,191
23.	Sønderborg	27,434
24.	Holbæk	26,942

25.	Svendborg	26,783
26.	Hjørring	25,071
27.	Frederikshavn	23,156
28.	Nørresundby	21,761
29.	Ringsted	21,620
30.	Haderslev	21,574

Note: The population figure for metropolitan Copenhagen includes Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk municipalities; parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø; Ishøj and Greve Strand.

50 most populous urban areas in the Nordic countries

1.	Stockholm	1,372,565
2.	Copenhagen	1,263,698
3.	Helsinki	1,214,210
4.	Oslo	958,378
5.	Gothenburg	549,839
6.	Tampere	325,025
7.	Malmö	280,415
8.	Aarhus	261,570
9.	Turku	260,367
10.	Bergen	250,420

11.	Stavanger	210,874
12.	Reykjavík	209,510
13.	Oulu	193,817
14.	Trondheim	175,068
15.	Odense	173,814
16.	Uppsala	140,454
17.	Aalborg	132,578
18.	Jyväskylä	120,306
19.	Lahti	117,424
20.	Drammen	113,534

21.	Västerås	110,877
22.	Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg	108,636
23.	Örebro	107,038
24.	Linköping	104,232
25.	Helsingborg	97,122
26.	Porsgrunn/Skien	91,737
27.	Jönköping	89,396
28.	Norrköping	87,247
29.	Kuopio	86,034
30.	Pori	84,509

31.	Lund	82,800
32.	Umeå	79,594
33.	Esbjerg	72,060
34.	Gävle	71,033
35.	Vaasa	66,911
36.	Borås	66,273
37.	Joensuu	65,686
38.	Eskilstuna	64,679
39.	Södertälje	64,619
40.	Karlstad	61,685

41.	Randers	61,664
42.	Täby	61,272
43.	Växjö	60,887
44.	Kristiansand	60,583
45.	Kolding	58,757
46.	Halmstad	58,577
47.	Horsens	56,536
48.	Lappeenranta	55,429
49.	Vejle	53,975
50.	Kotka	52,600

Coordinates: 56°08′N 8°59′E / 56.133°N 8.983°E / 56.133; 8.983

Preceded by Zurich, Switzerland (1982)	World Gymnaestrada host city 1987	Succeeded by Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1991)

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