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Kjellerup

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Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 4,889 (1 January 2014)[1] It is located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from 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 Danish businessman, traditional musician and composer of traditional dance music, owned a shop in Kjellerup where he sold musical instruments
  • Søren Malling (born 1964) a Danish actor, raised and lives in Kjellerup
  • Henrik Vibskov (born 1972 in Kjellerup) a Danish fashion designer
  • Henrik Pedersen (born 1975 in Kjellerup) a retired Danish footballer who played as a striker, he played three games for the Danish national team
  • Thomas Holm (born 1978) a Danish singer-songwriter, born and raised in Kjellerup

References

  1. ^ "BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas" database from Statistics Denmark


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