Åkær (Viborg Municipality)
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 Denmark
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| Region : | Midtjylland | ||||
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Municipality (since 2007) : |
Viborg | ||||
| Sogn : | Fly Sogn | ||||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 28 ′ N , 9 ° 0 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 11 m ö.h. | ||||
| Postal code : | 7800 | ||||
Åkær (formerly Aakjær ) is a scattered settlement near Fly in the Danish region of Midtjylland . It is located 28 km west of Viborg and has been part of the Viborg municipality since 2007 .
It was the birthplace of the Danish writer Jeppe Jensen in 1866, who changed his name to Jeppe Aakjær in 1906 .
The place name Åk (j) ær is made up of kær (marshland, pond) and å (Au) , referring to the Karup Å , which flows north to the Limfjord .