Lemvig
Lemvig, with a population of 6,895 (2020),[1] is the main town in Lemvig Municipality, Denmark.
Lemvig | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view of Lemvig | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lemvig Lemvig in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°33′N 8°19′E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Lemvig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Flyvholm |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Urban | 6,895 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7620 |
| Website | www |
History
Lemvig Church in the center of Lemvig, Denmark. Photograph: Gerd Thiele. August 2, 2005
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, 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 and 375 kilometers (233 mi) from Copenhagen. 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, Nilfisk-Advance, Cheminova and The Danish Coastal Directorate.
Notable people
JC Skou, 2008
- Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1735 in Lemvig – 1801), Norwegian chronicler and meteorologist
- Herman Bagger (1800 in Lemvig – 1880), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician.
- Carl Johannes With (1877 in Lemvig – 1923), Danish doctor and arachnologist, specialising in pseudoscorpions and mites
- Kai Holm (1896 in Lemvig – 1985), Danish film actor, 41 films between 1927 and 1979 [2]
- Marie Bak, (Danish Wiki) (born 1898) a Danish writer and poet.
- Ruth Smith (1913 – 1958), Faroese artist, lived in Lemvig
- Jens Christian Skou (born 1918 in Lemvig - 2018), medical doctor and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997
- Elisabeth Møller Jensen (born 1946 in Lemvig), literary historian and feminist, director of KVINFO 1990-2014
- Elof Westergaard (born 1962 in Lemvig), Danish theologian, Bishop of Ribe since 2014
- Sinne Eeg (born 1977 in Lemvig), Danish jazz vocalist and composer.
Sport
- Iver Schriver (born 1949 in Lemvig), former Danish footballer
- Jannick Green (born 1988 in Lemvig) a Danish handball player; team gold medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Mikkel Agger (born 1992 in Lemvig) a Danish footballer, plays for Viborg FF
References
- BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- IMDb Database retrieved 22 May 2020
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