Svejstrup is a hamlet in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. It is between the towns of Skanderborg and Ry. It is one of the highest villages in Denmark, with an elevation of 80–100 meters.
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Veng Abbey was one of Denmark's earliest Benedictine monasteries. It was located in the village of Veng near Skanderborg, Region of Southern Denmark. Veng Church, the former abbey church, is still in use as a parish church and is the oldest remaining in the country.
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Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality
in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It covers an area of 462.45 km2, with a population of 65,760.
Its mayor as of 1 April 2019 is Frands Fischer, representing the Social Democrats political party.
Skanderborg is the municipality's main town, and serves as the seat of the municipal council.
On 1 January 2007 Skanderborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with Galten, Ry, and Hørning municipalities, along with Voerladegård Parish from Brædstrup municipality, to form the present, expanded "Skanderborg Municipality". The former municipality covered an area of 143.22 km2, and had a population of 21,745. Its last mayor was Aleksander Aagaard, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
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Skanderborg railway station is a railway station serving the town of Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.
The station is located on the Fredericia–Aarhus railway line from Fredericia to Aarhus and is the eastern terminus of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Aarhus and Aalborg as well as regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Esbjerg, Herning, Skjern and Struer. The train services are operated by DSB and GoCollective.
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Illerup Ådal is a river valley and archeological site located near Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.
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The Battle of Nonnebjerg, also known as the Battle of Skanderborg and the Battle of Marbjerg, was a battle near Skanderborg Castle on 2 November 1340 between Holsteinian and Danish rebel forces. The result is generally considered a German victory, with the Danish rebel leader, Niels Ebbesen being killed in action.