Kjellerup

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Kjellerup
Town
Hørup church in Kjellerup
Hørup church in Kjellerup
Kjellerup is located in Denmark
Kjellerup
Kjellerup
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°17′05″N 09°26′00″E / 56.28472°N 9.43333°E / 56.28472; 9.43333Coordinates: 56°17′05″N 09°26′00″E / 56.28472°N 9.43333°E / 56.28472; 9.43333
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalitySilkeborg
Area
 • Urban
3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Urban
5,034
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8620 Kjellerup

Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,034 (1 January 2021)[1] It is located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.

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

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