Nordic countries
Denmark
Central Jutland

Skjern River

Skjern River is the largest river in Denmark, in terms of volume. The river has its spring in Tinnet Krat in central Jutland, very close to Denmark's longest river, the .
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Photo: Henrik Søvang, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: large river in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Skern Aa”, “Skjern A”, and “Skjern Aa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lønborggård and Lønborg Church.

Manor estate
Photo: Alicudi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate.

Church
Photo: ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lønborg and Stauning.

Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village with a population of 334. It is situated in Western Jutland, , at the easthern shore of , 8 km west of the town of .

Photo: Henrik søvang, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway town just north of the river in western , with a population of 7,737. The town was the seat of the former Municipality, though since 2007 it has been the joint administrative seat of .

Skjern River

Latitude
55.91347° or 55° 54′ 49″ north
Longitude
8.3953° or 8° 23′ 43″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F7CW97W+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107367049
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2613714
Wiki­data ID
Q2025017
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Satellite Map

Discover Skjern River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Skjern River” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սկեռն”
  • Armenian: “Սկերն”
  • Belarusian: “Рака Ск’ерн”
  • Belarusian: “Ск’ерн”
  • Catalan: “riu Skjern”
  • Catalan: “Riu Skjern”
  • Cebuano: “Skjern Å”
  • Chinese: “斯凯恩河”
  • Chinese: “斯凱恩河”
  • Czech: “Skjern”
  • Danish: “Skjern Å”
  • Dutch: “Skjern”
  • Finnish: “Skjern Å”
  • French: “Skjern”
  • German: “Skjern Å”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Skjern”
  • Italian: “Skjern”
  • Lithuanian: “Skernas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skjern Å”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skjern Å”
  • Norwegian: “Skjern Å”
  • Polish: “Skerna”
  • Polish: “Skjern Å”
  • Russian: “Скерн-О”
  • Spanish: “Rio Skjern”
  • Spanish: “Río Skjern”
  • Swedish: “Skjern å”
  • Turkish: “Skjern Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Ск’ерн”
  • Welsh: “Afon Skjern”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Naturcenter Skjern Enge and Provstgaards Hus.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skjern River”. Photo: Henrik Søvang, CC BY 3.0.