# Nibe

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Town in North Denmark, Denmark

Nibe Town Seal Nibe Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Nibe Nibe (North Jutland Region) Show map of North Jutland Region Coordinates: 56°58′55″N 9°38′23″E / 56.98194°N 9.63972°E / 56.98194; 9.63972 Country Denmark Region North Denmark Municipality Aalborg Municipality Area • Urban 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) Population (2025)[1] • Urban 5,616 • Urban density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) • Gender [2] 2,658 males and 2,958 females Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code DK-9240 Nibe

**Nibe** is a town with a population of 5,616 (1 January 2025),[1] located in [Region North Jutland](/source/Region_Nordjylland) on the [Jutland Peninsula](/source/Jutland_Peninsula) in northern [Denmark](/source/Denmark). The town is located in a geographic region known as *[Himmerland](/source/Himmerland)*. Nibe was the site of the municipal council of [Nibe Municipality](/source/Nibe_Municipality). The town is known for hosting an annual [music festival](/source/Music_festival) called Nibe festival, where big musicians such as [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry), [Bryan Adams](/source/Bryan_Adams) and [Volbeat](/source/Volbeat) have performed.

## Notable people

Louis Jensen, 2008

- [Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen](/source/Jens_Peter_Dahl-Jensen) (1874 in Nibe – 1960) a Danish sculptor

- [Otto Fog-Petersen](/source/Otto_Fog-Petersen) (1914 in Nibe - 2003) a journalist, editor-in-chief of *Berlingske Aftenavis*

- [Louis Jensen](/source/Louis_Jensen) (born 1943 in Nibe) an author of [flash fiction](/source/Flash_fiction), [metafiction](/source/Metafiction), [prose poetry](/source/Prose_poetry) and [magical realism](/source/Magical_realism)

- [Ole Thestrup](/source/Ole_Thestrup) (1948–2018) a Danish actor [3]

- [Ole Henriksen](/source/Ole_Henriksen) (born 1951 in Nibe) a skin cosmetician and manufacturer of skin care products on [Sunset Boulevard](/source/Sunset_Boulevard) in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California)

- [Marie Askehave](/source/Marie_Askehave) (born 1973 in Nibe) a Danish actress and singer [4]

### Sport

- [Jørn Sørensen](/source/J%C3%B8rn_S%C3%B8rensen) (born 1936 in Nibe) a retired football striker, played 31 games and scored six goals for [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_football_team)

- [Per Gade](/source/Per_Gade) (born 1977 in Nibe) a former Danish football player, 126 club caps with [AC Horsens](/source/AC_Horsens)

## External links

- [Official website (in Danish)](https://nibe.dk)

- [Municipality's official website](https://www.aalborg.dk)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BY3_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BY3_1-1) [BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [IMDb Database](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857663/) retrieved 04 May 2020

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [IMDb Database](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2079028/) retrieved 04 May 2020

- Municipal statistics: [NetBorger Kommunefakta](https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/), delivered from [KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)](http://www.kmd.dk/)

- Municipal mergers and neighbors: [Eniro new municipalities map](https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml)

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