Sparkær

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Sparkær

Total population

658

WeatherAvg high 54.3°F

Coordinates56.48°, 9.23°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sparkær is a small railway town in Viborg Municipality in central Jutland, Denmark. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Viborg. As of 1 January 2026, Sparkær has a population of 624. Sparkær is located at the Langå-Struer railway line and is served by Sparkær railway station.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

Jesper Jespersen Bahnson

Danish General (1827-1909)

Ove Malling

Danish politician (1747-1829)

Anders Vistisen

Danish politician

Mogens Jensen

O

Otto Møller

Danish theologian, parish priest and author

Torsten Nielsen

Danish politician

V

Viktor Glysing Jensen

E

Ellen Pedersen

S

Sara Helms

T

Theill Drengsgaard

Danish footballer

H

Hans Kristensen Givard

Titanic victim

A

Anders Bjørnvad

Danish historian and writer

A

A.P. Simonsen

Danish painter (1907-1970)

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

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Mønsted
  2.7 mi away · pop. 704
• Nørre Søby
  6.3 mi away
• Kjeldbjerg
  6.7 mi away
• Dommerby
  7.8 mi away · pop. 400
• Bruunshåb
  9 mi away
• Almind
  9.5 mi away
• Skive
  9.7 mi away · pop. 20,809
• Hem
  13.1 mi away · pop. 566
• Thorning
  13.8 mi away
• Simmelkær
  16.9 mi away · pop. 275
• Klejtrup
  17.3 mi away · pop. 904
• Borbjerg
  18.8 mi away

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

common yew

Taxus baccata

Seen 2026-09-26

rabbitfoot clover

Trifolium arvense

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-26

Scotch Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Seen 2026-09-26

Hawthorn Shield Bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Seen 2026-09-24

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-24

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-09-24

hemp agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

Seen 2026-09-22

Viviparous Lizard

Zootoca vivipara

Seen 2026-09-22

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