Editing Silkeborg (section)

==History==
Silkeborg was the site of a castle, a monastery and a farming estate, established in the 15th century, some 6&nbsp;km from [[Alling Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silkeborgshistorie.dk/01-hist-01-ny-01.asp |title=The history of Silkeborg |website=silkeborgshistorie.dk
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The modern town grew around the Drewsen og Sønner [[paper mill]], established in 1844. Silkeborg Papirfabrik (Silkeborg Paper mill) was located near the [[Gudenå]] River where Silkeborg castle once stood, in order to exploit the river as a source of energy for the mill, as a resource for paper production  and as a means of transport.  Michael Drewsen, regarded as the founder of the city, was responsible for the daily management of the mill. A statue of Michael Drewsen now stands in front of the old city hall in the town square.
A commission to establish Silkeborg as a trading centre was set up in 1845, and the site grew into a small settlement, from a population of 30 in 1844 to 556 in 1850 and to 1,204 in 1855. The City Council and the Parish were both established in 1855. The railway was built in 1871.
Silkeborg was given the status of [[market town]] (''købstad'') in 1900. The population was recorded as being 7,228 in 1901, and 8,792 in 1911. 
During the [[German occupation of Denmark]], the [[Gestapo]] turned the Silkeborg Bad (Silkeborg Baths), which had until then served as the municipal sanatorium, into its Danish headquarters.<ref>[http://www.silkeborgshistorie.dk/01-hist-06-arbejd-01.asp], Hverdagen under besættelsen, Retrieved 8 October 2013.</ref> The remnants of German bunkers can still be seen today, and one of these bunkers is now a public museum.