Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,119 (1 January 2020)[1] It is located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.
Kjellerup | |
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Town | |
 Hørup church in Kjellerup | |
  Kjellerup The location of Kjellerup in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°17′05″N 09°26′00″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Silkeborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Urban | 5,119 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8620 Kjellerup |
The town was the seat of the former Kjellerup Municipality.
Notable people
- Ditlev Trappo Saugmand Bjerregaard (1852 in Højbjerg – 1916 in Kjellerup) a businessman, traditional musician and composer of traditional dance music, owned a music shop in Kjellerup
- Søren Malling (born 1964) a Danish actor, raised and lives in Kjellerup [2]
- Henrik Vibskov (born 1972 in Kjellerup) a Danish fashion designer
- Henrik Pedersen (born 1975 in Kjellerup) a retired Danish footballer, 398 club caps and 3 for Denmark
- Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975) a conceptual artist of figured birds
- Thomas Holm (born 1978) singer-songwriter, born and raised in Kjellerup
References
- BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- IMDb Database retrieved 26 May 2020
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