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 municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County at the base of Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Region Midtjylland (English: Region Central Jutland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ...

The town of Skive is a coastal tourist resort, and is situated at the mouth of the Karup River (Karup Å) and the Skive Fjord. As of 1992, the population was 19,711. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Celebrities from Skive

• Duné
• Rune Tolsgaard

Attractions

• 14th century Spøttrup Castle underwent extensive repairs in the 1940s, and opened as a museum and medicinal herb garden.
• Skive Art Museum (Skive Kunstmuseum) is housed in a building designed by Danish architect Leopold Teschl, who also designed the Skive Historical Museum. The art museum houses a broad collection of modern Danish art with special interest in expressive landscapes and New Realism painting. Additionally the collection includes works by local artists, including Christen Dalsgaard, national romantic painter associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
• The Fur Museum is also located in the city, and it features exhibits relating to the island of Fur, particularly fossils.
• The Mønsted Limestone Caves in Skive are run by Denmark's nature-preservation group, Skov- og Naturstyrelse. As well as being a tourist attraction, the caves are used as a place to age cheese, which is then exported to Germany as "cavecheese". In winter the caves are home to 10,000 bats.

This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Christen Dalsgaard (October 30, 1824-February 11, 1907), Danish painter, was born on the Krabbesholm estate on the fjord near Skive, and was son of the estate owner, Jens Dalsgaard. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Golden Age of Danish Painting is the term commonly used to describe the period of creative production between 1800 - ca. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... “Chiroptera” redirects here. ...

External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Skive municipality's official website (Danish only)
• Skive Skive Folkeblad - City Local Newspaper
• Skive tourism bureau
• Spøttrup Castle
• Skive Art Museum
• Mønsted Limestone Caves

Coordinates: 56°34′N, 9°02′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...