Nibe is a town with a population of 5,433 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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in northern

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. The town is located in a geographic region known as ''

Himmerland Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, ...

''. Nibe was the site of the municipal council of

Nibe Municipality Nibe Municipality ceased to exit on January 1, 2007 due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Hals Municipality, Sejlflod Municipality and Aalborg Municipality to form the new Aalborg Municipality. Th ...

. The town is known for hosting an annual music festival called Nibe festival, where big musicians such as Katy Perry,

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

and Volbeat have performed.

Notable people

Louis Jensen in Decorah IA November 2008

* Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen (1874 in Nibe – 1960) a Danish sculptor *

Otto Fog-Petersen Otto Fog-Petersen 20 August 1914 - 10 June 2003) was a Danish journalist who served as editor-in-chief of Berlingske Aftenavis and later Weekendavisen. Biography Fog-Petersen was born in Nibe outside Aalborg and attended Sorø Academy. He was e ...

(1914 in Nibe - 2003) a journalist, editor-in-chief of ''Berlingske Aftenavis'' *

Louis Jensen The Danish author Louis Jensen (19 July 1943 – 4 March 2021) was an innovator in the international literary trends of flash fiction, metafiction, prose poetry, and magical realism. While he published more than 90 books for both adults and child ...

(born 1943 in Nibe) an author of

flash fiction Flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story; the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature"); ...

, metafiction,

prose poetry Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form, while preserving poetic qualities such as heightened imagery, parataxis, and emotional effects. Characteristics Prose poetry is written as prose, without the line breaks assoc ...

and

magical realism Magical is the adjective for magic. It may also refer to: * Magical (horse) Magical (foaled 18 May 2015) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who excelled over middle distances and was rated in the top twenty racehorses in the world in 2018 and ...

Ole Thestrup Ole Svane Thestrup (12 March 1948 – 2 February 2018) was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political dra ...

(1948–2018) a Danish actor *

Ole Henriksen Ole Henriksen (born May 4, 1951 in Nibe, Denmark) is a Denmark, Danish skin cosmetician and manufacturer of skin care products. He currently lives in the United States. (Not to be confused with Ole Henriksen, co-founder of Borland). Early years O ...

(born 1951 in Nibe) a skin cosmetician and manufacturer of skin care products on

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Marie Askehave Marie Askehave (born 21 November 1973) is a Danish actress and singer. She was born in Nibe, graduated from Statens Teaterskole in 2003, and since 8 July 2006 has been married to colleague David Owe David de Coninck Owe (born 2 December 1977) ...

(born 1973 in Nibe) a Danish actress and singer IMDb Database
retrieved 04 May 2020

Sport

* Jørn Sørensen (born 1936 in Nibe) a retired football striker, played 31 games and scored six goals for

* Per Gade (born 1977 in Nibe) a former Danish football player, 126 club caps with AC Horsens

External links

Official website (in Danish)

Municipality's official website

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Towns and settlements in Aalborg Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub