Gjerlev

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Gjerlev

Total population

648

Coordinates56.59°, 10.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gjerlev is a village, with a population of 640, in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 16 km south of Hadsund and 17 km north of Randers.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

L

Lars Elstrup

Danish footballer

Stygge Krumpen

Roman Catholic bishop

T

Thomas Gaardsøe

Danish footballer

Vilhelm Dahlerup

Danish architect (1836–1907)

Otte Krumpen

Marshal of Denmark

E

Edvard Sørensen

Danish politician (1893-1954)

Marius Fiil

Danish resistance member

B

Barner Hyldegaard Andersen

Danish autobiographer (1922-1985)

B

Bent Exner

Danish goldsmith (1932–2006)

C

Christian Mourier-Petersen

peintre (1858-1945)

Henning Andersen

Danish resistance member (1917-1944)

Kristen Juul Christensen

L

Laurits Jensen

Danish boxer

Jørgen Wadum

researcher

Simone Böhme

Danish handball player

J

Johannes Exner

Danish architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Hald
  2.2 mi away
• Tvede
  3.4 mi away
• Dalbyover
  3.5 mi away
• Mejlby
  5.2 mi away
• Udbyhøj Vasehuse
  6.6 mi away
• Gimming
  6.6 mi away
• Voer
  7 mi away · pop. 161
• Asferg
  8.2 mi away · pop. 598
• Hollandsbjerg
  8.4 mi away
• Råsted
  8.6 mi away
• Ørsted
  9.8 mi away
• Assentoft
  9.9 mi away · pop. 3,505

Browse all places in Central Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Cherry Gall Wasp

Cynips quercusfolii

Seen 2026-09-27

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-26

Adder

Vipera berus

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Seen 2026-09-24

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-23

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-19

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-16

Vagrant Darter

Sympetrum vulgatum

Seen 2026-09-16

common polypody

Polypodium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).