| Country | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Silkeborg |
| Coordinates | 56°17′05″N 09°26′00″E |
| Area urban | 3.9 km² |
| Population as of | 2025 |
| Population urban | 5247 |
| Gender [1] | 2504 males and 2743 females |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Time zone (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 8620 Kjellerup |
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,247 (1 January 2025).[2] It is located 17 km north of Silkeborg and 20 km south of 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[3]
- 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
References
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 26 May 2020