Jyderup

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Jyderup

Total population

4,123

Elevation28 m

Coordinates55.66°, 11.41°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jyderup is an old town, with a population of 4,207, in Holbæk Municipality, northwestern Zealand in Denmark. It is situated roughly halfway between the larger cities of Kalundborg and Holbæk on the west and east, respectively, and is surrounded by forest and farmland. The town is bordered on the west by the lake of Skarresø.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ludwig A. Colding

Danish engineer and physicist (1815-1888)

Ole Olsen

Danish film producer (1863—1943)

Michael Herman Løvenskiold

(1751-1807)

Viggo Christensen

Danish politician (1880-1967)

H

Henrik Djernis

Danish racing cyclist, born 1966

T

Torben Hansen

Danish association football player

T

Theodosius von Levetzau

1742 - 6 Oct 1817

Ivar Bentsen

Danish architect (1876–1943)

Elisabeth Dons

Danish opera singer (1864-1942)

C

Christian Christensen

boxer (1926-2005)

E

Erling Nielsen

Danish philologist

Nicolai Bøgh

Danish poet (1843-1905)

H

Hans Trier Hansen

Danish gymnast (1893–1980)

Jesper Hansen

Danish sport shooter

Therkel Mathiassen

Danish archaeologist, anthropologist, cartographer, and ethnographer (1892–1967)

H

Henning Christopher Gøtzsche

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

Nearby places in Zealand

• Bjergsted
  2.3 mi away
• Stigs Bjergby
  2.9 mi away · pop. 315
• Mørkøv
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,806
• Snertinge
  3.8 mi away · pop. 960
• Bregninge
  4.1 mi away
• Svinninge
  4.6 mi away · pop. 2,764
• Svebølle
  4.8 mi away · pop. 2,236
• Føllenslev
  5 mi away · pop. 357
• Eskebjerg
  5.4 mi away · pop. 240
• Knabstrup
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,054
• Kundby
  5.7 mi away · pop. 700
• Vallekilde
  5.8 mi away

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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

blusher

Amanita rubescens

Seen 2026-09-20

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-20

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-19

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-09-18

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-09-18

Brown Argus

Aricia agestis

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-18

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-17

Prostrate Knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Seen 2026-09-15

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