Kjellerup

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Kjellerup

Total population

4,500

Elevation63 m

Coordinates56.28°, 9.44°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,295. It is located 17 km north of Silkeborg and 20 km south of Viborg in Central Jutland.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Steen Steensen Blicher

Danish writer (1782-1848)

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Pia Christmas-Møller

Danish politician

Henrik Pedersen

Danish footballer

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Lars Bastrup

Danish footballer (born 1955)

Christian Overby

Danish footballer

Henrik Vibskov

Danish artist and musician

H

Helge Halkjær

Danish rower (1916–1996)

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Jens Klok

architect (1889–1974)

J

Janus Dissing Rathke

Danish actor, born in 1991

Mikael Gam

Danish politician (1901–1982)

Thomas Holm

Danish singer-songwriter

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L.P. Broberg

T

Thomas Døssing

(1882-1947)

Leif Mikkelsen

Danish politician

Anders Bondo Christensen

Danish school teacher and trade unionist

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Birthe Arnbak

Danish autobiographer

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

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Lingua
  1251.1 mi away · pop. 262
• Acquacalda
  1253.2 mi away · pop. 263
• Quattropani
  1253.6 mi away · pop. 821
• Pianoconte
  1256.1 mi away · pop. 1,082
• Lipari
  1256.6 mi away · pop. 12,675
• Vulcano Porto
  1260.4 mi away · pop. 425
• San Vito Lo Capo
  1260.5 mi away · pop. 4,796
• Piraineto
  1262.8 mi away
• Villagrazia di Carini
  1264.1 mi away · pop. 2,485
• Castelluzzo
  1265.2 mi away · pop. 1,047
• Bellolampo
  1266.2 mi away · pop. 676
• Baglio Belle Scurati
  1266.4 mi away · pop. 338

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

Horned Stag Beetle

Sinodendron cylindricum

Seen 2026-07-03

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-07-03

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus

Seen 2026-07-02

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-07-02

Scarce Chaser

Libellula fulva

Seen 2026-07-01

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Seen 2026-07-01

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Seen 2026-07-01

round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Seen 2026-07-01

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-07-01

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kjellerup, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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