Virklund
Sign in to saveVirklund is a town in Denmark, located about south of Silkeborg, to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,923 (1 January 2025). Virklund is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the Central Denmark Region.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Virklund
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- VirklundCollage.png
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- Clockwise: Virklund School, nature trail towards Silkeborg, view from Thorsøbad and Virklund Fritidscenter
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- Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
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- right
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- Location in Denmark
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- Country
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- Denmark
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Midtjylland
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- Municipality
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- Silkeborg
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- Foundation
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- pre-history (unknown)
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- First mentioned
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- Late-1300s as Virklang
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- 2.6
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- Elevation
- 54
- Image
- VirklundHallen.jpg
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Virklund is a town in Denmark, located about south of Silkeborg, to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,923 (1 January 2025). Virklund is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the Central Denmark Region.
==Geography== Virklund is surrounded by the Silkeborg Forests. Between Silkeborg and Virklund is Silkeborg Western Forest, whose southern end is adjacent to Thorsø Lake. Towards the southern part of Thorsø is Rustrup Forest. East of Virklund is the large Sønderskov Forest.
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