Møllegade is named after Skive Mølle – a windmill for grinding grain, located on the hill from 1827 until it finally burned down in 1919.
Businesses etc.
In Møllegade, in addition to the mill, there has been a fire station, a carpentry workshop/furniture factory and Skive horse market. In 2023, there is not much business left, however, there is Klochs begravelsesforening, and activity center Møllegården.
The furniture factory:
In Møllegade, master joiner Frederik Kloch (1827-1898) had built a furniture factory, which was continued by his son Frederik Kloch (1871-1938). In the early 1900s, it was the city’s largest furniture factory.
The horse market:
Skive horse market was moved slightly, from the square where Skive Church is today to Møllegade in the late 1800s
In 1996, a statue of two Jutlandic horses was erected in memory of the horse market and its importance to the city. On the statue is a plaque with the text:
“With the wish that the square will once again become a popular gathering place, Princess Benedikte unveiled sculptor Joseph Salamon’s bronze sculpture of the two Jutland horses on October 2, 1996 on the old horse market square between the churches and Møllegården. For generations, this was the place where town and country met, traded and exchanged gossip.”
Sources
- Skivebogen 1920 p. 149-208
- The Kloch family – contribution to the history of the family, Konrad Jørgensens bogtrykkeri 1943