Editing Skanderborg (section)

{{distinguish|Skanderbeg}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                   = Skanderborg
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| image_caption          = Skanderborg Castle Church
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| image_seal             = Skanderborgs segl.jpg
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| pushpin_map            = Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Denmark
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = [[Denmark]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[Regions of Denmark|Region]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Mid Jutland Region|Mid Jutland (''Midtjylland'')]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Municipalities of Denmark|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Skanderborg Municipality|Skanderborg]]|
| subdivision_type3      = [[Parish (Denmark)|Parish]]
| subdivision_name3      = Parish of Skanderborg
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| government_type        = Democratic representative electorate (4-year terms)
| leader_title1          = Mayor
| leader_name1           = Jørgen Gaarde ([[Socialdemokratiet|A]])
| established_title      = Settled
| established_date       = Prehistory (unknown)
| established_title2     = Municipal charter
| established_date2      = 1583
| established_title3     = [[Equestrian district]]
| established_date3      = 1717-1767<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skanderborgleksikon.dk/index.php?title=Skanderborg_Rytterdistrikt|title=Skanderborg Rytterdistrikt [Skanderborg Equestrian District]|language=da|website=Skanderborg Leksikon|publisher=Skanderborg Historiske Arkiv|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>
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|area_urban_km2          = 11.2
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|population_as_of        = 1 January 2024
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|population_urban        = 20116 |<!-- the municipality has a population of 58,094 but the infoboxes generally refer to the actual cities only.-->
|population_density_urban_km2  = auto
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| population_demonym     = Skanderborgenser
| population_blank1_title      = Gender <ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref>
| population_blank1      = 9757 males and 10359 females 
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| timezone               = CET
| utc_offset             =
| timezone_DST           = CEST
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| coor_pinpoint          = <!-- can be used to specify exactly where/what the coordinates refer to -->
| coordinates            = {{coord|56|02|17|N|9|55|31|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type       = Postal code
| postal_code            = 8660
| area_code              =
| website                = {{URL|www.skanderborg.dk}}
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}}

'''Skanderborg''' is a town in [[Skanderborg Municipality]], [[Denmark]]. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of [[#The lake|Skanderborg Lake]] and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj Sø and the swampy [[boglands]] of Eskebæk Mose. Just north of the town on the other side of Expressway [[European route E45|E45]], is the archaeologically important [[Illerup Ådal]]. Over time, the town has grown into a suburb of [[Aarhus]] to the north east, connected by the urban areas of [[Stilling]], [[Hørning]] and [[Hasselager]].

Skanderborg is home to a population of 20,116 (1 January 2024),<ref name=pop>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]].</ref> out of Skanderborg Municipality's total population of 65,205 (2024).