Silkeborg
Sign in to saveSilkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025). Silkeborg is the seat of Silkeborg Municipality, with a population of 101,574 as of 2025.
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Silkeborg is a Danish town with about 52,500 residents that serves as the administrative center for Silkeborg Municipality, which has a larger population of roughly 101,500 people. It is a regional hub in Denmark where municipal government and services are based.
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Place details
- Locality
- Silkeborg
- Region
- Region Midtjylland
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 49,747
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- In popular culture
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025). Silkeborg is the seat of Silkeborg Municipality, with a population of 101,574 as of 2025.
Silkeborg is located in the middle of the Jutlandic peninsula, slightly west of the geographical centre of Denmark. The city is situated on the Gudenå River in the hilly and lush landscape of Søhøjlandet, surrounded by Denmark's largest forest district and a great number of lakes. Silkeborg is also known as Denmark's outdoor capital. The lakes between Silkeborg and Ry that are linked by the Gudenå, are known collectively as Silkeborgsøerne (the Silkeborg lakes). The city is divided along an east–west axis by the lake of Silkeborg Langsø, which at the eastern side of the city, flows into the Gudenå River.