Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Skive is a city in the Limfjord region of the county of Viborg in Denmark. This coastal tourist resort is situated by the mouth of the Skive River. As of 1992, the population was 19,711. Attractions in the area include the 14th century Spøttrup castle and the Skive Art Museum (skivekunstmuseum). Spøttrup castle underwent extensive repairs in the 1940s and opened as a museum and medicinal herb garden. Skive art museum is housed in a building designed by Leopold Teschl, a Danish architect, along with the Skive historical museum. The art museum houses modern Danish art including works from local artists. Another museum in the city is the Fur Museum, which includes exhibits relating to the Island of Fur, particularly fossils. The Mønsted Limestone Caves in Skive are run by Denmark's nature-preservation group, Skov-og Naturstyrelse. As well as being a tourist attraction, the caves are used as a place to mature cheese, which is later exported to Germany as "cavecheese", and in winter are home to 10,000 bats. External links Skive tourist site Spøttrup castle Skive Art Museum Mønsted Limestone Caves The word skive is British slang for evading a duty or task, or to be absent without leave. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.