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Skive | |
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Town | |
Motto: Sallings hovedstad | |
Coordinates: 56°34′N 9°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 (2024)[1] | |
• Urban | 20,166 |
• Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Gender [2] | 10,059 males and 10,107 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 20,166 (1 January 2024).[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]