Skive is a town in Skive municipality (Danish, Skive Kommune) in Region Midtjylland at the base of Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. It is the municipality's main town and the site of its municipal council.
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Motto: Sallings hovedstad | |
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Coordinates: 56°34′N 9°1′E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Central Denmark Region (Midtjylland) |
Municipality | Skive |
Founded | 1231 |
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• Urban | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Urban | 20,190 |
• Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Gender [2] | 10,125 males and 10,065 females |
Demonym | Skibonit |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | www.skive.dk |
The town of Skive is located at the mouth of the Karup River (Karup Å) and the Skive Fjord, part of the Limfjord. Skive has a population of 20,190 (1 January 2022).[1]
The sociologist Richard Jenkins used his field work in Skive as the basis for his book Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life.[3]
Skive is served by Skive railway station. It is located on the Langå-Struer railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Struer and regional train services to Aarhus and Struer.
Skive Airport is a regional private jet airport suitable for a variety of private jets.
Skive is twinned with:
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Note: The population figure for metropolitan Copenhagen includes Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk municipalities; parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø; Ishøj and Greve Strand. |
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