Skibby

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Skibby

Total population

3,146

Elevation31 m

Coordinates55.75°, 11.96°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Skibby is a town with a population of 3,217, situated in Frederikssund Municipality, Region Hovedstaden on the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Skibby Municipality, until 1 January 2007.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Aage Dons

Danish writer (1903-1993)

R

Richard Mortensen

Danish painter (1910-1993)

Mette Gjerskov

Danish politician (1966–2023)

Christine Antorini

Danish politician

Søren Søndergaard

Danish politician

Benjamin Wittrup Justesen

Danish cyclist, born 1979

Hermann Baagøe Storck

Danish architect (1839–1922)

F

Frank Hansen

Danish footballer

H

H.P. Thorsøe

Danish sea captain and painter (1791-1842)

Hans Christian Holch

Danish jurist, mayor, and politician

K

Kurt Westi

Danish opera singer

Lea Korsgaard

Danish journalist

C

Carl Becker

Danish lawyer (1863-1938)

M

Maria Thorsen

Danish painter (born 1943)

Sofie Holten

Danish painter (1858–1930)

A

Alexander Wilde

Danish painter (1855-1929)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Capital Region

• Ferslev
  2.1 mi away · pop. 277
• Venslev
  2.9 mi away · pop. 241
• Sønderby
  2.9 mi away · pop. 296
• Dalby
  3 mi away · pop. 309
• Skuldelev
  3.1 mi away · pop. 884
• Vellerup
  3.3 mi away · pop. 449
• Kyndby
  3.5 mi away · pop. 264
• Lyngerup
  4 mi away · pop. 200
• Hyllingeriis
  4 mi away
• Dalby Huse
  4.5 mi away · pop. 261
• Skuldelev Strand
  4.6 mi away
• Kyndby Huse
  5 mi away · pop. 338

Browse all places in Capital Region →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Purseweb Spider

Atypus affinis

Seen 2026-09-20

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Seen 2026-09-20

Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-09-20

bacterial crown gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Seen 2026-09-20

False Death-cap

Amanita citrina

Seen 2026-09-20

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-20

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-19

Giant House Spider

Eratigena atrica

Seen 2026-09-17

Goat Moth

Cossus cossus

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers