Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,064 (1 January 2022)[1] It is located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.

Kjellerup
Town
Hørup church in Kjellerup
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Coordinates: 56°17′05″N 09°26′00″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Silkeborg
Area
• Urban	3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Urban	5,064
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	2,476 males and 2,588 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8620 Kjellerup

The town was the seat of the former Kjellerup Municipality.

Notable people

• Ditlev Trappo Saugmand Bjerregaard (1852 in Højbjerg – 1916 in Kjellerup) a businessman, traditional musician and composer of traditional dance music, owned a music shop in Kjellerup
• Søren Malling (born 1964) a Danish actor, raised and lives in Kjellerup [3]
• Henrik Vibskov (born 1972 in Kjellerup) a Danish fashion designer
• Henrik Pedersen (born 1975 in Kjellerup) a retired Danish footballer, 398 club caps and 3 for Denmark
• Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975) a conceptual artist of figured birds
• Thomas Holm (born 1978) singer-songwriter, born and raised in Kjellerup

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