Virklund is a village in
Denmark
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, located about south of
Silkeborg, to which it functions as a
satellite city. It has a population of 3,683 (1 January 2023).
Virklund is located in
Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the
Central Denmark Region
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), 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 muni ...
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Geography
Virklund is surrounded by the
Silkeborg Forests. 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 at Duedal Bjerg, located south of Thorsø Lake, where several events were arranged.
Notable residents
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Asger Sørensen
Asger Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. His former clubs include FC Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, SSV Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg.
Club caree ...
(born 1996, in Virklund) a Danish professional footballer
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Rasmus Carstensen
Rasmus Carstensen (born 10 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German club 1. FC Köln on loan from Belgian Pro League club Genk.
Club career Silkeborg
Born in Virklund, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) ...
(born 2000, in Virklund) a Danish professional footballer
References
External links
Virklund ChurchVirklund BoldklubHiking paths around Silkeborg Forests The Nature administration
{{Silkeborg Municipality
Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
Silkeborg Municipality