Skjern, Denmark


Skjern is a railway town located in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 7,843.
It was the main town in the now abolished Skjern Municipality. Since 2007 it has been, with Ringkøbing, the joint administrative seat of Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.
Skjern is served by the Stauning Vestjylland Airport, where Danmarks Flymuseum displaying historic aircraft is also located.
The statue of Holger Danske by Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan was moved to Skjern in 2013 from the Hotel Marienlyst in Helsingør after it was sold on an auction site.

Popular culture

Skjern is the home town of the player character in the action-RPG video game Expeditions: Viking.

Notable people