Skive, Denmark

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Skive
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Skive church
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Motto: 
Sallings hovedstad
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Skive
Coordinates: 56°34′N9°1′E / 56.567°N 9.017°E / 56.567; 9.017
Country Denmark
Region Central Denmark Region (Midtjylland)
Municipality Skive
Founded1231
Area
  Urban
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [1]
   Urban
20,176
  Urban density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
  Gender [2]
10,087 males and 10,089 females
Demonym Skibonit
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.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.

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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]

Attractions

Transportation

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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:

Notable people

The Arts

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Preben Kristensen, 2008
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Johannes Lebech, 2006

Public Service & Business

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Kasper Søndergaard, 2008
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Henrik Toft Hansen, 2008

Sport

Photographs of Skive

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
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