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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.

Skive
Town
Skive church
Motto: 
Sallings hovedstad
Skive
Skive
Coordinates: 56°34′N 9°1′E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark Region (Midtjylland)
MunicipalitySkive
Founded1231
Area
  Urban
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
  Urban
20,190
  Urban density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
  Gender [2]
10,125 males and 10,065 females
DemonymSkibonit
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.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]


Attractions



Transportation


Front façade of Skive railway station.
Front façade of Skive railway station.

Rail


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.


Air


Skive Airport is a regional private jet airport suitable for a variety of private jets.


International relations


Skive is twinned with:

  • Arvika, Sweden
  • Kongsvinger, Norway

Notable people



The Arts


Preben Kristensen, 2008
Preben Kristensen, 2008
Johannes Lebech, 2006
Johannes Lebech, 2006

Public Service & Business


Kasper Søndergaard, 2008
Kasper Søndergaard, 2008
Henrik Toft Hansen, 2008
Henrik Toft Hansen, 2008

Sport



Photographs of Skive





References


  1. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. Jenkins, Richard (2011). Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788763526036.
  4. IMDb Database retrieved 18 April 2020
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 18 April 2020
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 18 April 2020
  7. "About Us | Nordic Aviation Capital". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


На других языках


- [en] Skive, Denmark

[es] Skive

Skive es una ciudad de Dinamarca, en el oeste de la península de Jutlandia. Es la capital del municipio de Skive, dentro de la región de Jutlandia Central, ambos creados en 2007 como parte de una reforma territorial. Su nombre proviene del nórdico antiguo skifa, que en este contexto se ha entendido como "empalizada" o "fortificación".

[ru] Скиве

Скиве[1] (дат. Skive) — город в Дании, в области Центральная Ютландия, административный центр коммуны Скиве.



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