Highest Major Cities in Denmark

Cities in Denmark with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇩🇰 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Tilst15,617 people · Central Jutland

71 m

Hedensted47,099 people · Central Jutland

65 m

Herning50,565 people · Central Jutland

60 m

Ringsted23,086 people · Zealand

54 m

Birkerød21,242 people · Capital Region

53 m

Hjørring25,644 people · North Denmark

51 m

Slagelse31,896 people · Zealand

51 m

Viborg41,239 people · Central Jutland

50 m

Allerød25,867 people · Capital Region

48 m

Lillerød16,741 people · Capital Region

45 m

Roskilde51,916 people · Zealand

41 m

Virum15,200 people · Capital Region

36 m

Karlebo19,163 people · Capital Region

35 m

Ballerup40,000 people · Capital Region

34 m

Farum20,312 people · Capital Region

33 m

Hedehusene17,953 people · Capital Region

31 m

Hillerød35,357 people · Capital Region

29 m

Hørsholm47,680 people · Capital Region

29 m

Skive20,190 people · Central Jutland

24 m

Viby31,756 people · Central Jutland

23 m

Rødovre40,652 people · Capital Region

20 m

Silkeborg49,747 people · Central Jutland

19 m

Glostrup23,128 people · Capital Region

18 m

Esbjerg71,698 people · South Denmark

17 m

Frederikssund16,850 people · Capital Region

17 m

Odense180,863 people · South Denmark

17 m

Aabenraa16,401 people · South Denmark

16 m

Fredericia40,886 people · South Denmark

16 m

Holstebro32,072 people · Central Jutland

16 m

Indre By26,223 people · Capital Region

16 m

Næstved44,331 people · Zealand

16 m

Frederiksberg95,029 people · Capital Region

15 m

Holbæk29,608 people · Zealand

15 m

Sønderborg27,766 people · South Denmark

15 m

Taastrup35,238 people · Capital Region

15 m

Vordingborg17,868 people · Zealand

15 m

Charlottenlund40,000 people · Capital Region

14 m

Copenhagen1,153,615 people · Capital Region

14 m

Stenløse19,998 people · Capital Region

14 m

Svendborg27,300 people · South Denmark

14 m

Vanløse37,115 people · Capital Region

14 m

Haderslev22,011 people · South Denmark

13 m

Albertslund30,000 people · Capital Region

12 m

Randers62,802 people · Central Jutland

12 m

Valby46,161 people · Capital Region

12 m

Brøndbyvester20,000 people · Capital Region

11 m

Aalborg142,937 people · North Denmark

10 m

Århus285,273 people · Central Jutland

10 m

Nørresundby24,831 people · North Denmark

10 m

Kolding61,638 people · South Denmark

8 m

Highlights

Within Denmark, Tilst ranks first in 2026 with 71 m, followed by Hedensted (65 m) and Herning (60 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 71 m (Tilst) to 8 m (Kolding), with a median of 17 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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