Silkeborg

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Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover") is an historic steamboat that sails from Silkeborg to Himmelbjerget. In the background can be seen the town's former Paper Mills, now home to the Radisson-SAS hotel and shops.

Silkeborg [upper left] is south of Viborg and west of Aarhus, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula.

Silkeborg (pronounced [ˈselg̊əˌb̥ɒːˀ]) is a town in central Denmark, located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, with a population of 41 674 (2008) ^[1]. The development of Silkeborg as a modern town may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844. The town is divided north and south by the lake, the Silkeborg Langsø, which at the eastern side of the town, resolves into the Guden River (Gudenaa).

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The town is notable for the large number of car dealerships located there, and the economically significant presence of the headquarters of Jyske Bank A/S, Denmark's third largest bank.

At the end of June each year, the town is home to the Riverboat Jazz festival.

The town is home of the Tollund man which resides in the Silkeborg Museum.

In 1944, the priest and playwright Kaj Munk was shot by the Gestapo nearby.

The Germans had their headquarters in Jutland during World War II at Silkeborg Bad, the town's former sanatorium known for its curative spring waters. It is now a municipal art centre, where it is possible to visit the wartime bunkers in the grounds.

Silkeborg was the home town of COBRA painter Asger Jorn, and has in addition to the above mentioned Silkeborg Bad art centre another art museum, the Silkeborg Kunst Museum with its large Asger Jorn collection.

Inspired by an Asger Jorn print in a band member's home in Dublin, Ireland, Silkeborg is now also the name of an Irish band [1]

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Silkeborg is located in mid-eastern Jutland. The surrounding locations of Silkeborg are regarded among the most beautiful places in Denmark. The landscape is dominated by big lakes, forests and some of the highest points in Denmark, including Himmelbjerget. It is also one of the most expensive areas to live in, and the neighbouring towns Sejs is known for its mansions and villas at the lakeside.