Orkær
Orkær is a forest in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Orkær is situated nearby to the hamlet Rodelund, as well as near the village Sejs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Slåensø and Avnsø.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silkeborg and Sejs-Svejbæk.
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.
Sejs-Svejbæk
Village
Sejs-Svejbæk is a railway town, with a population of 4,677. It is located in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland Region in Denmark, 7 km southeast of Silkeborg.
Virklund
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3,923. Virklund is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the Central Denmark Region.
Orkær
- Type: Forest
- Location: Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.1224° or 56° 7′ 21″ northLongitude
9.5889° or 9° 35′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9F8F4HCQ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1458674214OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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