Mariager

Mariager
Town
Mariager with a view towards the fjord
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Rosernes By (Town of Roses)
Mariager Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Mariager Mariager (North Jutland Region) Show map of North Jutland Region
Coordinates: 56°39′N 10°00′E / 56.650°N 10.000°E / 56.650; 10.000
Country	Denmark
Region	North Denmark Region
Municipality	Mariagerfjord
Area
• Urban	1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2026)
• Urban	2,651
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST)
Area code	(+45)
Website	mariager.dk

Mariager is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,651 (1 January 2026).¹ 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).

• 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