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Skjern

Central Jutland, Denmark · Europe

About Skjern

Skjern sits on the route: 10 minutes from Tarm, 46km from Legoland Billund.

Skjern is a town located in Central Jutland, Denmark. With a population of 7,145, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Skjern sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Skjern to your route.

About Skjern

Skjern Municipality is a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Region Midtjylland near the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The former Skjern municipality covered an area of 327 km2, and had a total population of 13,107 (2005). The city has a population of

Read more 7,563 inhabitants. The main town was Skjern. Skjern municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following, existing parishes: Bølling Parish Dejbjerg Parish Faster Parish Fjelstervang Parish Hanning Parish Skjern Parish Stavning Parish Sædding Parish Sønder Borris Parish On 1 January 2007 Skjern Municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, and Videbæk municipalities to form the new Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,485 km2 and a total population of 57,818 (2005).

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Where is Skjern located?

Skjern is located in Central Jutland, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 55.9500 latitude, 8.5000 longitude.

What is the population of Skjern?

Skjern has a population of approximately 7,145 people, making it a town in Denmark.

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Quick Information

Population
7,145
Continent
Europe
Country
Denmark
Region
Central Jutland
Timezone
Europe/Copenhagen
Coordinates
55.9500, 8.5000

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Denmark

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
114
Driving side
right

Dipped headlights required at all times.

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Worth the detour from Skjern

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Legoland Billund

The original Legoland theme park with over 65 million Lego bricks creating miniature landmarks, rides, and attractions in LEGO's hometown.

46 km · about 55 min drive

museum

Tirpitz Museum

Bjarke Ingels-designed museum sliced invisibly into a Blåvand dune beside the massive unfinished Tirpitz gun bunker of Hitler's Atlantic Wall. Galleries cover the wall, west-coast life and Europe's finest amber collection.

49 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Skjern

  • 67 kmBovbjerg FyrRed 1877 lighthouse on the 41 m Bovbjerg cliff, the rare stretch of Danish west coast where a glacial moraine meets the North Sea head-on. Volunteer-run café in the keeper's house; storm-watching at its finest.

When to drive here

May to September

Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Skjern.

Tarm

🇩🇰 Denmark

5 km awayPop. 4,010

Videbæk

🇩🇰 Denmark

17 km away

Ølgod

🇩🇰 Denmark

18 km awayPop. 3,705

Ringkøbing

🇩🇰 Denmark

22 km away

Nørre Nebel

🇩🇰 Denmark

23 km away

Hvide Sande

🇩🇰 Denmark

24 km awayPop. 2,874

Kibæk

🇩🇰 Denmark

24 km away

Tistrup

🇩🇰 Denmark

26 km awayPop. 1,433

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