Elkærhus

Elkærhus is a building in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Elkærhus is situated nearby to the tourism office Old Town Hall, as well as near the square Torvet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Town Hall and Silkeborg Museum.

Old Town Hall

Tourism office

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The Old Town Hall in Silkeborg, Denmark, was built in 1857 and now houses the local tourist office. It is listed.

Silkeborg 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 Silkeborg and Blicheregnen farm in the village of Thorning. Silkeborg Museum is situated 270 metres east of Elkærhus.

Silkeborg Hovedgård

Manor estate

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Silkeborg Hovedgård is a manor estate, which is situated 260 metres east of Elkærhus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silkeborg and Virklund.

Silkeborg

Photo: Krists Luhaers, CC BY 2.0.

Silkeborg is a lakeside railway town in Jutland founded in 1844 around a big paper mill at the Gudenå River, the longest and biggest river of Denmark. The name and history of the settlement goes back to at least the 15th century, though, when a castle by the name of Silkeborg was mentioned in written documents.

Virklund

Village

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Virklund is a town in Denmark, located about 5 km south of Silkeborg, to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,932. Virklund is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the Central Denmark Region. Virklund is situated 4½ km south of Elkærhus.