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Silkeborg "Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover") is an historic steamboat that sails from Silkeborg to Himmelbjerget. In the background can be seen the town's former Paper Mills, now home to the Radisson-SAS hotel and shops. " . In the background can be seen the town's former Paper Mills, now home to the Radisson-SAS hotel and shops. is a town in central Denmark, located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland.

The town is home of the Tollund man which resides in the Silkeborg Museum. The town is divided north and south by the lake, the i).

Silkeborg was the home town of COBRA painter Asger Jorn, and has several interesting art museums and excibitions, including Silkeborg Museum with its large Asger Jorn collection.

The town is also notable for the large number of car dealerships located there.

In 1944, the priest and playwright Kaj Munk was shot by the Gestapo nearby. At Silkeborg Bad the Germans had their headquarter in Jutland during World War II.