Kibæk

Kibæk is a town in Herning Municipality in Denmark with a population of 2,651 (1 January 2025). It was founded because of the railroad. This small provincial town consists of two streets with shops, and it is surrounded by moors, forests and streams. Nearest major town is Herning. Kibæk was the administrative center in Aaskov Municipality between 1970 and 2006.

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Settlement.name: Kibæk
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kibæk Station.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kibæk railway station
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Herning Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 2.22
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 2651
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: CET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +1

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Elevation: 40
Image: Kibæk Station.jpg

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Etymology
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==Etymology== The oldest known source for the name Kibæk is from 1466, where the form Kybeck appears. Later evidence includes forms such as Kibeck (1638) and Kibek (1797). The meaning of the first part is disputed, but it is possibly an Old Danish noun kwī, which means 'cattle fold'. However, it could also represent a well-known, old coincidence between words of twi- and kwi-, which refer to something twofold. The second part of the name (bæk) means stream. The name may thus mean either "the stream by the cattle fold" or "the two-part stream".