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Skjern
Central Denmarktown
Total population
7,866
Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Central Denmark, Denmark, Skjern is a small town. Its coordinates of 55.947°, 8.491° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 7,866. The location receives about 1,032 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 40% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,964
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,818
- Mute SwanCygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves6,639
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,589
- Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,279
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,234
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,981
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,736
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2018-09-1623 km NW of Ulfborg, Denmark
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
DST — Statistics Denmark
- Kommunekode
- 669
- Wikidata
- Q2031929
Municipality code via Wikidata P1168
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • DST — Statistics Denmark — Municipality code via Wikidata P1168