Skjern, Denmark

Skjern is a railway town located in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 7,862 (1 January 2022).[1]

Skjern
Town
Skjern railway station
Skjern railway station
Skjern is located in Denmark
Skjern
Skjern
Location in Denmark
Skjern is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Skjern
Skjern
Skjern (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 55°56′52″N 08°29′48″E
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Midtjylland
MunicipalityRingkøbing-Skjern
Area
 • Urban
6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Urban
7,862
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
3,866 males and 3,996 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6900 Skjern

It was the main town of the now abolished Skjern Municipality. Since 2007 it has been, with Ringkøbing, the joint administrative seat of Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.

Skjern is served by the Stauning Vestjylland Airport, where Danmarks Flymuseum displaying historic aircraft is also located.

A statue of Holger Danske by Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan was moved to Skjern in 2013 from the Hotel Marienlyst in Helsingør after it was sold on an auction site.[3][4] The statue is now a turist attraction in Skjern.

Transportation

Rail
Skjern railway station.

Skjern is served by Skjern railway station. It is located on the Esbjerg-Struer and Skanderborg-Skjern railway lines and offers direct regional train services to Esbjerg, Herning, Aarhus and Holstebro.[5]

Air

Skjern is served by the nearby Stauning Vestjylland Airport, where Danmarks Flymuseum displaying historic aircraft is also located.

Skjern is the home town of the player character in the computer roleplaying game Expeditions: Viking.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. "Nu sover Holger Danske i Skjern - politiken.dk". 6 May 2014.
  4. "Holger Danske solgt: Her ender han - TV 2". 26 April 2013.
  5. "Skjern Station" (in Danish). Arriva. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  • Media related to Skjern at Wikimedia Commons


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