Cities in Denmark Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Aarhus ranks #1 with 105 m above sea level. That is 1.8 times Herning in second place (58 m above sea level). The top five are Aarhus, Herning, Randers, Viborg and Roskilde. The median across all 15 is 16 m above sea level; Horsens is last at 5 m above sea level.
- #1
- Aarhus · 105 m above sea level
- Median
- 16 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 15 cities in Denmark
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aarhus | Denmark | 105 |
| 2 | Herning | Denmark | 58 |
| 3 | Randers | Denmark | 56 |
| 4 | Viborg | Denmark | 51 |
| 5 | Roskilde | Denmark | 41 |
| 6 | Silkeborg | Denmark | 31 |
| 7 | Esbjerg | Denmark | 17 |
| 8 | Næstved | Denmark | 16 |
| 9 | Fredericia | Denmark | 16 |
| 10 | Frederiksberg | Denmark | 15 |
| 11 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 14 |
| 12 | Odense | Denmark | 13 |
| 13 | Helsingør | Denmark | 8 |
| 14 | Aalborg | Denmark | 5 |
| 15 | Horsens | Denmark | 5 |
About the top 10
#1 Aarhus
Aarhus ranks #1 on this list with 105 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 290,598 people (2023)
- Area
- 91 km²
- Density
- 3,193 people per km²
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Founded
- 800
- Coordinates
- 56.16° N, 10.21° E
#2 Herning
Herning ranks #2 on this list with 58 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 51,312 people (2024)
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Coordinates
- 56.14° N, 8.98° E
#3 Randers
Randers ranks #3 on this list with 56 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 64,674 people (2026)
- Area
- 800.1 km²
- Density
- 81 people per km²
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Founded
- 1100
- Coordinates
- 56.46° N, 10.04° E
#4 Viborg
Viborg ranks #4 on this list with 51 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 41,079 people (2021)
- Elevation
- 51 m
- Coordinates
- 56.45° N, 9.40° E
#5 Roskilde
Roskilde ranks #5 on this list with 41 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 53,354 people (2025)
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Coordinates
- 55.64° N, 12.08° E
#6 Silkeborg
Silkeborg ranks #6 on this list with 31 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 50,866 people (2023)
- Area
- 255.3 km²
- Density
- 199 people per km²
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Founded
- 1470
- Coordinates
- 56.17° N, 9.55° E
#7 Esbjerg
Esbjerg ranks #7 on this list with 17 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 71,554 people (2025)
- Area
- 43.8 km²
- Density
- 1,634 people per km²
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Founded
- 1868
- Coordinates
- 55.47° N, 8.45° E
#8 Næstved
Næstved ranks #8 on this list with 16 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 44,996 people (2023)
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Coordinates
- 55.23° N, 11.77° E
#9 Fredericia
Fredericia ranks #9 on this list with 16 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 41,243 people (2023)
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Founded
- 1650
- Coordinates
- 55.56° N, 9.76° E
#10 Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg ranks #10 on this list with 15 m above sea level.
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 105,840 people (2025)
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- Density
- 12,166 people per km²
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Coordinates
- 55.68° N, 12.53° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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