national park
Thy National Park
Denmark's first national park, a strip of dunes, heath and plantation along the North Sea coast of north-west Jutland.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Central Jutland, Denmark · Europe
Skive sits on the route: 20 minutes from Stoholm, 54km from Thy National Park.
Skive is a town located in Central Jutland, Denmark. With a population of 20,190, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Skive sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Skive to your route.
Skive Municipality (Danish: Skive Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Mid Jutland Region on Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland Peninsula in northwest Denmark. It covers an area of 688.09 km2 (2013) and has a population of 44,101 (2026). Its mayor is Alfred Brunsgaard, a member of the VenstreRead more
political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Skive.
The Virksund Bridge (Virksundbroen) connects the municipality at the town of Virksund to the town of Sundstrup in Viborg municipality.
As of January 1, 2007, the original Skive municipality ceased to exist as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It was merged with the former Sallingsund, Spøttrup, and Sundsøre municipalities, to form the new Skive municipality. The old municipality had an area of 230 km2 and a population of 27,919 (2005). Before the reform, the municipality was part of Viborg County.
Skive itself is a coastal tourist resort, at the mouth of the Karup River (Karup Å) and the Skive Fjord. In June 2022, Barack Obama visited the municipality.
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Skive is located in Central Jutland, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 56.5670 latitude, 9.0271 longitude.
Skive has a population of approximately 20,190 people, making it a town in Denmark.
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national park
Denmark's first national park, a strip of dunes, heath and plantation along the North Sea coast of north-west Jutland.
54 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Red 1877 lighthouse on the 41 m Bovbjerg cliff, the rare stretch of Danish west coast where a glacial moraine meets the North Sea head-on. Volunteer-run café in the keeper's house; storm-watching at its finest.
56 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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