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Djurs Sommerland
Denmark's biggest amusement park in Jutland with over 60 rides and attractions across themed areas.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Randers
Central Jutland, Denmark · Europe
About Randers
Randers sits on the route: 15 minutes from Assentoft, 32km from Djurs Sommerland.
Randers is in Central Jutland, Denmark, with about 63,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Assentoft, about 7 km away.
Randers (Danish: [ˈʁɑnɐs] ) is a city in northeast of the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's 7th largest city, with a population of 64,764 (as of 1 January 2026). Randers is the main town and administration center of the Randers Municipality. By road it is 38.5 kilometres (23.9 mi) north of Aarhus, 43.8 kilometresRead more
(27.2 mi) east of Viborg, and 224 kilometres (139 mi) northwest of Copenhagen.
Randers became a thriving market town in medieval times, and many of its 15th-century half-timbered houses remain today, as does St Martin's Church, also from that period. Trade by sea was facilitated through the Gudenå River, entering Randers Fjord. During industrialization, Randers quickly became one of the most important industrial towns in the country, but it saw itself outpaced by the cities of Aarhus and Aalborg at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of the larger historic industries in Randers are gone today. From 1970, the population saw a decline from a peak of 58,500 citizens, until a stabilization in the 1990s occurred, followed by a modest rise since then.
The main tourist attraction is Randers Tropical Zoo thanks to its artificial rainforest, the largest in Northern Europe, its 350 varieties of plant and over 175 species of animals. The city's football team, Randers FC, play their homes games at the AutoC Park Randers, and are in Denmark's first league, the Superligaen. The town is also home to Randers rugby union club and Jutland RLFC, a rugby league team, as well as Randers Cimbria, a Basketligaen team that took 2nd place in the 2013–2014 season.
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Within an hour or so of Randers: Djurs Sommerland (32 km), Den Gamle By, Aarhus (35 km).
Where is Randers?
Randers is in Central Jutland, Denmark, about 7 km from Assentoft.
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- Population
- 62,802
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Denmark
- Region
- Central Jutland
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Coordinates
- 56.4607, 10.0364
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Den Gamle By, Aarhus
An open-air museum recreating Danish urban life from the 16th century to the 1970s with 75 historic buildings moved from across Denmark.
35 km · about 40 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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