Mariager is a small town and market town with 2,800 inhabitants (2024), located on the southern side of Mariager Fjord in Crown Jutland. The name means "Maria's Ager" (after the Virgin Mary, who gave her name to a Birgittine monastery around 1430 on the site). The town grew up around this Mariager Monastery in the early 15th century and was granted market town rights in 1592. To this day, Mariager is characterized by an old urban environment with cobbled streets and many small market town houses and half-timbered houses, which attract tourists from near and far. Mariager is located in Mariagerfjord Municipality and belongs to Region North Jutland.