Skive

Skive, city, central Jutland, Denmark, on southeastern Salling Peninsula and Skive Fjord. It was mentioned in the 13th century and chartered in 1326. Skive has one of the busiest harbours on Limfjorden, and its industries include iron foundries, machine shops, meat-packing, tobacco factories, and fisheries. In the past it suffered greatly from fires, and the Romanesque Gamle Kirke (Old Church) is one of the few remaining old buildings. The 16th-century manor house of Krabbesholm, nearby,...