Silkeborg

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Silkeborg is a Danish town with a population of 43,313 (as of 1st January 2018). Silkeborg is the seat of Silkeborg City Council (with 92,024 inhabitants as of 2018). Silkeborg is located in the middle of the Jutlandic peninsula, slightly west of the geographical centre of Denmark. The city is situated on the Gudenå River in the hilly and lush landscape of Søhøjlandet, surrounded by Denmark’s largest forest district and a great number of lakes. The lakes between Silkeborg and Ry that are linked by the Gudenå, are known collectively as Silkeborgsøerne (the Silkeborg lakes). The city is divided on a north-south axis by the lake of Silkeborg Langsø, which at the eastern side of the city, flows into the Gudenå River.
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Coordinates:   56°10'28"N   9°32'18"E