Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 (1 January 2011). The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844. The city is divided north and south by a lake, the Silkeborg Langsø, which at the eastern side of the city, resolves into the Guden River (Gudenaa).
Silkeborg municipality has a population of 88,481 (2010). The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which has 1.2 million inhabitants.© This article about tourism in Silkeborg is provided by a external resource