Randers is a city in
Randers municipality (
Region Midtjylland) on the
Jutland peninsula in central
Denmark. It is Denmark's 6th largest city with a population of 55,739 (2004). It is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council .Randers is Denmark's only natural river harbour, and it is situated on the banks of the River Guden (
Gudenå), about 6 miles above its mouth in Randers Fjord, and 111 miles west-northwest of
Copenhagen. This location has had great significance for the town as a sea merchant area. Barges on the Guden River and the Northern River (Nørreå) transported goods in to Randers from
Silkeborg and
Viborg for export, and in return came imported items.
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