Editing Skævinge

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'''Skævinge''' is a town with a population of 2,947 (1 January 2024)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> and a former municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Municipalities of Denmark|kommune]]'') in [[Hillerød]] municipality in [[Capital Region of Denmark]] in the northern part of the island of [[Sealand (Denmark)|Sealand]] (''Sjælland'') in eastern [[Denmark]]. The former Skævinge municipality covered an area of 68&nbsp;km², and had a total population of 6,046 (2005).

On 1 January 2007 Skævinge municipality ceased to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]].  It was merged into existing Hillerød municipality.  This created a municipality with an area of {{Convert|191|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and a total population of around 43,337.
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==Geography==
Strø Bjerge, North Zealand's largest [[esker]], is located a few kilometres to the west of Skævinge. The area includes Vibjerg and Lundebakke. [[Arresø]], Denmark's largest lake, is located {{Convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north.

==History==
[[Image:Skævinge Sogn 1889.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the parish of Skævinge in 1889]]
The name is first documented in 1211–1214 as ''Skeping''. The first part of the name may be derived from Old Danish ''skap '', meaning "something excavated'. The suffix -inge is frequently seen in Danish toponyms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Sj%C3%A6lland/Sk%C3%A6vinge/|title=Skævinge|publisher=Gyldendal|access-date=25 July 2015 |language=da}}</ref>

Skævinge was a village of considerable size in the Middle Ages but later shrunk and the parishes of Skævinge and Gørløse were therefore merged. The civil parish of Skævinge-Gørlse was formed in the 1840s.  The opening of the [[Hillerød-Frederiksværk Railway]] in 1897 brought new development to the town and by the 1940s Skævinge was by far the largest village in the area between Hillerød, [[Frederiksværk]] and [[Frederikssund]].<ref name=SL>{{cite web|url=http://www.skaevinge.dk/side.asp?Id=30260|title=Skævinges historie — kort fortalt|publisher=Skævinges Lokalråd|access-date=25 July 2015|language=da}}</ref>

The [[1970 Danish Municipal Reform]] merged Skævinge-Gørløse with the civil parishes of Strø and Store Lyngby under the new Skævinge Municipality. It was incorporated in Gillerød Municipality in 2007.<ref name=SL/>

==Landmarks==
[[File:Holger Danske i Skævinge kirke.jpg|thumb|upright|Ogier the Dane (left) on a church mural from the 16th century in Skævinge, Denmark]]
Sjævinge Church dates from the 12th century. It is known for its large 16th-century mural of [[Ogier the Dane]]. Skævinge Rectory is from 1846–52. It consists of four detached wings with timber framing and thatched roofs and was listed in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/fbb/sagvis.pub?sag=6569985|title=Sag: Skævinge Præstegård|publisher=Kulturstyrelsen|access-date=25 July 2015 |language=da}}</ref> Another old village church, Strø Church, is situated about 1 kilometer to the south of Skævinge. [[Øllingegaard]], an organic farm dairy, is located on the southeast side of town.

Kornmarkskolen is a public primary school with 709 pupils (2015). Retail stores include a [[SuperBrugsen]] and a [[Netto (store)|Netto]].

==Transport==
[[Skævinge railway station]] is located on the [[Frederiksværk railway line]] between {{rws|Hillerød}} and {{rws|Hundested}}.

==Health Care for Older People ==
The Skaevinge Municipality set up an Integrated Home Care project in 1984.  It was evaluated by the [[Danish Institute of Health Care]] in 1997.  The project had two main features:  
* Health care was made available to all citizens in institutions and in their own homes. 
*Prevention and support to maintain and strengthen the citizens' own health and quality of life were prioritised. 
Citizens were jointly involved in decision-making with staff who were given more autonomy working in small teams.

In 1997 40.8% of older people in the town assessed their own health as good in comparison with 28.9% people of the same age in 1985.  The number of days people over 67 spent in hospital fell by 30%.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wagner |first1=Lis |date=2001 |title=Integrated Health Care for Older People in Denmark -Evaluation of The Skaevinge Project "Ten years on" |url=http://www.oita-nhs.ac.jp/journal/PDF/2_2/2_2_3.pdf |journal=Journal of Oita Nursing and Health Sciences |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=32–39 |access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref> The nursing home was closed and became a hub for community support services which included a senior center, day care, rehabilitation, 24-hour home care, and assisted living organised in three geographical teams. Nursing home staff were guaranteed jobs in the new set up. This integrated approach, pioneered in Skævinge, was widely adopted in Denmark. Nursing homes and home care organizations were no longer staffed separately.  Between 1985 and 1997 the number of nursing home beds in Denmark was reduced by 30%.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stuart|first1=Mary|last2=Weinrich|first2=Michael|title=Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Lessons From Denmark|journal=Gerontologist|date=1 August 2001|volume=41|issue=4|pages=474–480|doi=10.1093/geront/41.4.474|pmid=11490045|doi-access=free}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Ogier the Dane]] (13th century) legendary knight of [[Charlemagne]], he appears on a 16th century mural in Skævinge church
* [[Jens Peter Berthelsen]] (1854 in Skævinge – 1934) a Danish fencer, competed at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tina Lund]] (born 1981) a Danish professional equestrian show jumper and TV celebrity, lives in Skævinge

==External links==
* [http://www.hillerod.dk Hillerød municipality's official website (Danish only)]

==References==
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* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

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