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Skive | |
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Town | |
Motto: Sallings hovedstad | |
Coordinates: 56°34′N9°1′E / 56.567°N 9.017°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Central Denmark Region (Midtjylland) |
Municipality | Skive |
Founded | 1231 |
Area | |
• Urban | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Population (2023) [1] | |
• Urban | 20,176 |
• Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Gender [2] | 10,087 males and 10,089 females |
Demonym | Skibonit |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | www.skive.dk |
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.
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 20,176 (1 January 2023). [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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