Silkeborg Municipality

Silkeborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the peninsula in central . The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km2, and has a population of 101,574.
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  • Type: municipality of Denmark with 90,700 residents
  • Description: municipality of Denmark
  • Also known as: 740

Places of Interest

Highlights include JYSK Park and Museum Jorn.

Stadium
is a football stadium in , Denmark. The stadium is home to Silkeborg IF and Young Boys FD and has capacity for 10,000 spectators. The construction of began in 2015 and was completed in the summer of 2017.

Museum
, Silkeborg, is an art museum located by Gudenåen in , . The museum holds the collections that were developed by Asger Jorn from the early 1950s until his death in 1973, since when they have doubled in extent.

Museum
is a museum of Danish cultural history with official state recognition based in Silkeborg Municipality, Denmark. Museum Silkeborg is located at three different sites: Manor House and the Paper Mill Museum in and Blicheregnen farm in the village of Thorning.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silkeborg and Virklund.

is a town in founded in 1844 around a paper mill at the Gudenå River. The history of the place goes back to the 15th century, when a castle was located at an islet in the lake of .

Village
is a town in , located about 5 km south of , to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,923. is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the . is situated 5 km south of Silkeborg Municipality.

Village
is a railway town, with a population of 4,677. It is located in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland Region in , 7 km southeast of . is situated 6 km southeast of Silkeborg Municipality.

Silkeborg Municipality

Latitude
56.175° or 56° 10′ 30″ north
Longitude
9.5467° or 9° 32′ 48″ east
Population
90,700
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9F8F5GFW+XM
Geo­Names ID
2614029
Wiki­data ID
Q505151
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Silkeborg Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Silkeborg (conceyu)
  • Asturian: Silkeborg
  • Bavarian: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Belarusian: Сількебарг
  • Belarusian: Сількеборг
  • Catalan: municipi de Silkeborg
  • Catalan: Municipi de Silkeborg
  • Cebuano: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Chinese: Silkeborg Chū-tī-chhī
  • Chinese: 錫爾克堡市鎮
  • Chinese: 锡尔克堡市镇
  • Croatian: Silkeborg
  • Czech: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Czech: Silkeborg
  • Danish: Ny Silkeborg Kommune
  • Danish: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Dutch: Silkeborg
  • Esperanto: Silkeborg
  • Faroese: Silkeborg kommuna
  • Finnish: Silkeborgin kunta
  • French: Silkeborg
  • German: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Hebrew: עיריית סילקבורג
  • Hungarian: Samsø község
  • Hungarian: Silkeborg község
  • Indonesian: Munisipalitas Silkeborg
  • Indonesian: Pemukiman silkeborg
  • Italian: comune di Silkeborg
  • Italian: Comune di Silkeborg
  • Japanese: シルケボー市
  • Korean: 실케보르시
  • Lombard: Comun de Silkeborg
  • Low German: Kommun Silkeborg
  • Mazanderani: سیلکهبورگ شهرستان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Silkeborg Chū-tī-chhī
  • Moksha: Силькэборг
  • Northern Frisian: Silkeborg Komuun
  • Northern Sami: Silkeborg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ny Silkeborg kommune
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Silkeborg kommune
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Silkeborg kommune
  • Norwegian: Silkeborg kommune
  • Polish: Gmina Silkeborg
  • Polish: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Romanian: Comuna Silkeborg
  • Russian: Силькеборг
  • Scots: Silkeborg Municipality
  • Slovenian: Občina Silkeborg
  • Slovenian: Silkeborg Kommune
  • Spanish: Silkeborg
  • Swedish: Silkeborg kommun
  • Swedish: Silkeborgs kommun
  • Ukrainian: Сількеборг
  • Ukrainian: Сількеборґ
  • Uzbek: Silkeborg (munitsipalitet)
  • Uzbek: Silkeborg
  • Venetian: Comun de Silkeborg
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Silkeborg
  • Western Frisian: Silkeborg

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Water Fountains on the lake and Alderslyst.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Silkeborg Langsø and Statue of Michael Drewsen.

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