Skanderborg

Skanderborg
Town
Skanderborg Castle Church
Skanderborg Castle Church
Official seal of Skanderborg
Coat of arms of Skanderborg
Skanderborg is located in Denmark
Skanderborg
Skanderborg
Location in Denmark
Skanderborg is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Skanderborg
Skanderborg
Skanderborg (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°02′17″N 9°55′31″E / 56.03806°N 9.92528°E / 56.03806; 9.92528
CountryDenmark
RegionMid Jutland (Midtjylland)
MunicipalitySkanderborg
ParishParish of Skanderborg
SettledPrehistory (unknown)
Municipal charter1583
Equestrian district1717-1767[1]
Government
 • TypeDemocratic representative electorate (4-year terms)
 • MayorJørgen Gaarde (A)
Area
 • Urban
11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[2]
 • Urban
20,116
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
 • Gender [3]
9,757 males and 10,359 females
DemonymSkanderborgenser
Time zoneCET
 • Summer (DST)CEST
Postal code
8660
Websitewww.skanderborg.dk

Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj Sø and the swampy boglands of Eskebæk Mose. Just north of the town on the other side of Expressway E45, is the archaeologically important Illerup Ådal. Over time, the town has grown into a suburb of Aarhus to the north east, connected by the urban areas of Stilling, Hørning and Hasselager.

Skanderborg is home to a population of 20,116 (1 January 2024),[2] out of Skanderborg Municipality's total population of 65,205 (2024).

  1. ^ "Skanderborg Rytterdistrikt [Skanderborg Equestrian District]". Skanderborg Leksikon (in Danish). Skanderborg Historiske Arkiv. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  3. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

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