Lemvig, with a population of 6,816 (2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Lemvig Municipality Lemvig is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 516.63 km2, and has a population of 20,657 (1 January 2015). Its mayor is ...

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History

Lemvig is a 750-year-old market town, and received its municipal charter in 1545. One of the landmarks of Lemvig is the town church from the 13th century. The old town is situated between the

Limfjord The Limfjord ( common Danish: ''Limfjorden'' , in north Jutlandish dialect: ''Æ Limfjord'') is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as a fjord ever since Viking times. However, it now has inlets both from ...

, a lake and some hills. The local topography was shaped during the last ice age.

Geography

The town is situated 10 kilometers (6¼ miles) from the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...

and from

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. Lemvig has a grass airstrip (ICAO: EKLV).

Economy

Lemvig's economy is based on traditional sectors such as metal, wood and furniture industry. Among the largest employers in the town are KK Electronics, Egholm A/S, Cheminova and The Danish Coastal Directorate.

Notable people

Jacob Nicolai Wilse Jacob Nicolai Wilse (January 24, 1736 – May 23, 1801) was a parish priest in Spydeberg and Eidsberg, Norway. He was born in Lemvig, Denmark and is known for writing topographic works with extensive descriptions of travel in Norway in the 1790s. ...

(1735 in Lemvig – 1801), Norwegian chronicler and meteorologist * Herman Bagger (1800 in Lemvig – 1880), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. *

Carl Johannes With Carl Johannes With (December 11, 1877 – June 16, 1923) was a Danish doctor and arachnologist, specialising in pseudoscorpions and mites. With was born in Lemvig to Nicolai Rasmus With and his wife Rasmine Sophie Dorothea With, but was orphaned ...

(1877 in Lemvig – 1923), Danish doctor and

arachnologist Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly, the study of ...

, specialising in

pseudoscorpions Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans sin ...

and mites *

Kai Holm Kai Holm (4 March 1896 – 10 July 1985) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1927 and 1979. He was born in Lemvig, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Vester Vov-Vov'' - 1927 *'' Tordenstenene'' - 1927 *'' Ha ...

(1896 in Lemvig – 1985), Danish film actor, 41 films between 1927 and 1979 IMDb Database
retrieved 22 May 2020 * Marie Bak, (Danish Wiki) (born 1898) a Danish writer and poet. * Ruth Smith (1913 – 1958), Faroese artist, lived in Lemvig *

Jens Christian Skou Jens Christian Skou (; 8 October 1918 – 28 May 2018) was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate. Early life Skou was born in Lemvig, Denmark to a wealthy family. His father Magnus Martinus Skou was a timber and coal merchant. His mother Ane-Ma ...

(born 1918 in Lemvig - 2018), medical doctor and winner of the

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in 1997 *

Elisabeth Møller Jensen Elisabeth Møller Jensen (born 1946) is a Danish literary historian and feminist. From 1990 to 2014 she was director of Kvinfo, the Danish Centre for Information on Women and Gender. She has also contributed as a literary critic to several of Denma ...

(born 1946 in Lemvig), literary historian and feminist, director of

KVINFO The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) is a Danish information center about women's issues. It primarily aims to provide the general public with information about the results of women's studies and gender research undertak ...

1990-2014 *

Elof Westergaard Elof Westergaard (born 31 March 1962 in Lemvig) is a Danish theologian who since 2014 has been a Bishop of Ribe. Priest After graduating in theology from Aarhus University in 1991, he was ordained as a priest in Ribe Cathedral . He served as t ...

(born 1962 in Lemvig), Danish theologian, Bishop of Ribe since 2014 *

Sinne Eeg Sinne Eeg (born 1 September 1977 in Lemvig, Denmark) is a Danish jazz vocalist and composer. Eeg has received a number of recognitions and positive reviews both nationally and internationally, and is considered among the best female jazz voca ...

(born 1977 in Lemvig), Danish jazz vocalist and composer.

Sport

Iver Schriver Iver Schriver (born 9 April 1949) is a former Danish footballer. Biography Iver Schriver was born in Lemvig but moved to Aulum with his family at a young age. Already then it was obvious that Schriver was a big talent. In 1970 Schriver made his ...

(born 1949 in Lemvig), former Danish footballer *

Jannick Green Jannick Green Krejberg (born 29 September 1988) is a Danish handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional foot ...

(born 1988 in Lemvig) a Danish handball player; team gold medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics *

Victor Torp Victor Torp Overgaard (born 30 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. He is a Danish youth international. Career Midtjylland Torp started playing football in Lemvig, northwes ...

(born 1999 in Lemvig) a Danish footballer, plays for K. V. Kortrijk (loan) *

Mikkel Kallesøe Mikkel Kallesøe Andreasen (born 20 April 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Randers FC. Club career Randers FC In the summer 2014, Kallesøe got promoted to the first team squad, at age ...

(born 1997 in Lemvig) a Danish footballer, plays for

Randers FC Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Rande ...

* Max Rasmussen (born 1945 in Lemvig), former Danish footballer * Søren Krogh (born 1977 in Lemvig), former Danish footballer and now assistant coach for

Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

References

External links

Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Lemvig Municipality {{CentralDK-stub