Lem, Denmark

{{Infobox settlement | name= Lem | settlement_type= Town | image_skyline= Lem Bredgade.jpg | image_caption= Lem in 2010 | image_map= | map_caption= | pushpin_map= Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region | pushpin_relief= | pushpin_map_caption= Location in Denmark | coordinates= {{coord|56|1|29|N|8|23|9|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type= Country | subdivision_name= Denmark | subdivision_type1= Region | subdivision_name1= Region Midtjylland | subdivision_type2= Municipality | subdivision_name2= Ringkøbing-Skjern | subdivision_type3= Parish | subdivision_name3= Sønder Lem Parish | area_urban_km2= 1.8 | population_as_of= 2025 | population_footnotes= <ref name="BY3"/> | population_urban= 1358 | population_density_urban_km2= auto | timezone1= CET | utc_offset1= +1 | timezone1_DST= CEST | utc_offset1_DST= +2 | postal_code_type= Postal code | postal_code= DK-6940 Lem St. }}

'''Lem''' is a railway town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark, with a population of 1,358 (1 January 2025).<ref name="BY3">[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> Lem is often called the "Town of Blacksmiths" because of the town's many iron and metal industries.<ref>{{ Cite web | title = Smedene i Lem | url = https://historiskatlas.dk/@56.0215020,8.3790190,16z | website = historiskatlas.dk |access-date = 12 October 2023 | publisher = Historisk Atlas | language = da }}</ref> The Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas traces its roots to Lem.<ref>{{ Cite web | title = Our History | url = https://www.vestas.com/en/about/this-is-vestas/history | website = www.vestas.com |access-date = 12 October 2023 | publisher = Vestas Wind Systems A/S | language = en }}</ref>

Lem is served by Lem railway station, located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line.<ref name=DSBLemStation>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/lem/|title=Lem Station|publisher=DSB|language=da|accessdate=12 October 2023}}</ref>

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