Silkeborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in
Region Midtjylland
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on the
Jutland
Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
peninsula in central
Denmark
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. The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km2, and has a population of 101,574 (1. January 2025). Its mayor is Helle Gade, of the party
Social Democrats (Denmark)
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. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
The town of Silkeborg is divided into a northern and southern part by the lake, '' Silkeborg Langsø'', which at the eastern side of the town, resolves into the Guden River ('' Gudenaa''). Silkeborg was the home town of
COBRA
COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels ...
painter
Asger Jorn
Asger Oluf Jorn (3 March 1914 – 1 May 1973) was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International.
The largest collection of Jorn's works� ...
, and has several interesting art museums and exhibitions, including Museum Jorn, Silkeborg with its large Asger Jorn collection.
Politics
Municipal council
Silkeborg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
References
Sources
* Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
* Searchable/printable municipality maps