Karup
Town in Central Denmark, Denmark
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Karup is a town, with a population of 2,176 (1 January 2025),[1] in Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 24 km northeast of Herning, 34 km south of Skive and 23 southwest of Viborg.
Karup | |
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Town | |
Karup School | |
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| Coordinates: 56°18′31″N 9°10′6″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Viborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| • Urban | 2,176 |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code | DK-7470 Karup J |
Karup was the municipal seat of the former Karup Municipality until 1. January 2007.
Karup Church, a late Gothic longhouse in monk bricks to which was added a porch to the south in 1940, is located in the town.[2]
Both the civilian airport Midtjyllands Airport and the military Air Base Karup are situated 3 km southwest of the town sharing the same runways.
Sport
The Uhrebanen is a motorcycle speedway track located approximately 5 kilometres to the south of the town. The track has hosted important events, including the Danish final as part of the qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1992.[3][4] The speedway teams Uldjyderne and later Herning, raced at the venue in the Danish Speedway League.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Air Base Karup (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1961–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.4 (−19.1) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.7 (2.67) |
45.9 (1.81) |
55.5 (2.19) |
40.8 (1.61) |
48.1 (1.89) |
63.3 (2.49) |
59.3 (2.33) |
68.7 (2.70) |
84.5 (3.33) |
86.7 (3.41) |
81.1 (3.19) |
77.0 (3.03) |
778.5 (30.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 19.1 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 187.7 |
| Average snowy days | 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 28.8 |
| Source: DMI[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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