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City profile · Denmark · Europe

Silkeborg

City population
49,747
#16
in Denmark
#5
in Central Jutland
#11,488
worldwide
CopenhagenSilkeborg
56.170, 9.545 · 196 km from Copenhagen
City population
49,747
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Denmark
#16
of 60 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,488
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Denmark
0.8%
of the national population

About Silkeborg

Silkeborg is a city in Central Jutland, Denmark with a population of 49,747. It is the 16th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Denmark, and the 11,488th largest worldwide. It lies 196 km from Copenhagen.

Position in Denmark
#16of 60
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Jutland
#5of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#5of 11
Distance to capital
to Copenhagen
Elevation
19 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Copenhagen
Coordinates
56.170, 9.545
Record updated
2022-08-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

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