- Skanderborg
Skanderborg, with a
population of 13,520, [ [http://www.statistikbanken.dk/BEF44 BEF44: Folketal pr. 1. januar] , database fromStatistics Denmark . Data fromJanuary 1 ,2007 used.] is a town in centralDenmark just south of Aarhus. It is more or less a suburb today, located inSkanderborg municipality ,Jutland .Skanderborg municipality has 56.044 inhabitants (2008).The municipality is also a part of the
East Jutland metropolitan area whit 1,2 mio inhabitants. [ [http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf] ] . The town has two churches; one of which used to be part of Skanderborg castle, the traditional hunting retreat of Danish kings during the 12th-16th centuries.Since
1980 , amusic festival has been held annually in a forest in the vicinity of Skanderborg, theSkanderborg Festival . It is known as "Denmark’s Most Beautiful Festival".References
External links
* [http://www.skanderborg.dk Official municipality website]
* [http://www.nyskanderborg.dk Official Website of NySkanderborg]
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