Virklund is a town in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

, located about south of

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).satellite city A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (la ...

. It has a population of 3,923 (1 January 2025). Virklund is located in

Silkeborg Municipality Silkeborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km2, and has a population of 101,574 (1. January 2025). Its may ...

and therefore is part of the

Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...

Geography

Virklund is surrounded by the

Silkeborg Forests Silkeborg Forests is Denmark’s largest forest. It comprises a collection of several independent private and public woodlands, that have been allowed to merge into a single connected forest south of the city of Silkeborg. At 22,400 ha, it is Denm ...

. 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. Thorsø Lake has a length of three km, and in 2006 a trail was built around the lake with a length. At the eastern end of the lake, which faces the town itself, there are several places where one has access to swim in the lake. Between 1944 and 1955, there was a

ski jumping hill A ski jumping hill is a sports venue used for ski jumping. They vary in size from temporary handmade snow structures to permanent competition venues. At the top is an in-run where the jumper runs down to generate sufficient speed, before reaching ...

at Duedal Bjerg, located south of Thorsø Lake, where several events were arranged.

Notable residents

Asger Sørensen Asger Strømgaard Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. His former clubs include Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnb ...

(born 1996, in Virklund) a Danish professional footballer *

Rasmus Carstensen Rasmus Carstensen (born 10 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club AGF, on loan from German club 1. FC Köln. Club career Silkeborg Born in Virklund, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) so ...

(born 2000, in Virklund) a Danish professional footballer

References

External links

Virklund Church

Virklund Boldklub

Hiking paths around Silkeborg Forests
The Nature administration {{Silkeborg Municipality Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Silkeborg Municipality