Spentrup is a welcoming small town in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region, set just a few kilometres north of Randers amid the gently rolling landscape of East Jutland. The town is most closely associated with the poet-priest Steen Steensen Blicher, who served here as parish minister for many years and lies buried by the local church. Spentrup Church is a handsome Romanesque village church with frescoes and a history reaching back centuries. Today Spentrup is a quiet residential community with a school, sports fields, shops and an active club life, while the bustle of Randers remains within easy reach. The surrounding countryside invites leisurely walks and cycle rides through fields, hedgerows and small pockets of woodland, and the hilly terrain offers pleasant views. For visitors it makes a natural stop to sample Danish literary history and village calm at once, close to Randers Rainforest and the fjord's attractions.