Mariager

Template:Infobox settlement Mariager is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,682 (1 January 2024).<ref>BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> It is situated on the southern shores of the inlet of Mariager Fjord in Mariagerfjord municipality, North Denmark Region in Jutland. This part of Jutland is also known as Kronjylland (Crown Jutland).

Notable people

Mariane Bournonville (1768 in Mariager – 1797) a ballerina, active at the Royal Danish Ballet in 1784-1796
Vilhelm Dahlerup (1836 in Mariager – 1907) architect who specialized in the Historicist style
Budtz Müller (1837 in Mariager – 1884) a pioneering Danish photographer
Philip Smidth (1855 in Mariager – 1938) a prolific architect in the Historicist style
Peter Nansen (1861–1918 in Mariager) novelist, journalist, and publisher
Aksel Nielsen (1901 in Mariager – 1984) a Danish-American philanthropist, emigrated 1910
Erik Bach (born 1946 in Mariager), classical composer and former principal of Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus
Emmelie de Forest (born 1993), singer and songwriter, brought up in Mariager

Thomas Andie (born 1972 in Mariager), former professional footballer, over 200 club caps
Kim Christensen (born 1984 in Mariager) athlete, competed in the shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics