Sejs-Svejbæk is a

railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there. North America During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporary, ...

, with a population of 4,677 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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It is located in

Silkeborg Municipality Silkeborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km2, and has a population of 101,574 (1. January 2025). Its may ...

, Central Jutland Region in

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, 7 km southeast of

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Svejbæk railway station, located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.

Geography

The town is located in the

Søhøjlandet Søhøjlandet (English: ''The Lake-highland'') is the highest lying region in Denmark and at the same time, it has the highest density of lakes.Gudenå The Gudenå or Gudenåen (), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'. The Gudenåen has its spring in Tinnet Krat, Vejle Municip ...

. The two heather-clad peaks Sindbjerg and Stoubjerg are located just north of the town.Sindbjerg and Stoubjerg
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Sejs-Svejbæk Church

Sejs-Svejbæk Church
whose floor plan is modelled on a Roman bacilica with chancel, nave and aisles, was inaugurated in 1989.

Notable people

* Lars Larsen, businessman, founder of

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, lived in Sejs-Svejbæk from 1982 until his death *

Esben Bjerre Hansen Esben Bjerre Hansen (born 8 February 1987 in Sejs, Silkeborg) is a Danish radio and television host, best known for his job as radio host in the popular radio programme Monte Carlo at DR P3 along with his co-host Peter Falktoft. He went to the ...

, radio and television personality

References

{{Silkeborg Municipality Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Silkeborg Municipality