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Viborg County
Viborg Amt (Danish)
Basic Facts
County seat Viborg
Area 4,122 km2
Inhabitants 234,896 (2006)
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Viborg County in Denmark

Viborg County (Danish: Viborg Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county was abolished on 1 January 2007, when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland (i.e. Region Central Jutland). A smaller portion merged into Region Nordjylland (Region North Jutland).

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Viborg County

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Viborg County (Danish: Viborg Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county...

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Viborg

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Viborg County, a former county of Denmark Diocese of Viborg Viborg FF, a professional football team based in Viborg Viborg HK, a handball club Viborg...

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Viborg and Nyslott County

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Viborg and Nyslott County (Swedish: Viborgs och Nyslotts län, Finnish: Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721...

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Viipuri Province

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originated as parts of the Viborg and Nyslott County and Kexholm County in 1721, and parts of the Savolax and Kymmenegård County in 1743. The governorate...

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Kexholm County

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The county extended to the parishes of Lieksa in the north and of Suojärvi in the east. In the south and west, the county was bordered by Viborg and Nyslott...

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Central Denmark Region

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Tjele and Viborg from Viborg County and Brædstrup, Gedved, Hedensted, Horsens, Juelsminde, Nørre-Snede and Tørring-Uldum from Vejle County. The neighbouring...

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Danish Constituent Assembly

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Christian Erhard Bagger [da], parish priest Skive: Bertel Nørgaard [da], farmer Viborg: Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl [da], overretsassessor Levring: Mads Pagh Bruun...

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Thisted County

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bulk of it was merged into Viborg County while other regions joined the counties of Ringkjøbing and North Jutland. Thisted County featured the market towns...

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Counties of Denmark

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The Counties of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks amter) were former subdivisions of metropolitan Denmark and overseas territories, used primarily for administrative...

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Treaty of Fredrikshamn

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and Savonia (later to be called Old Finland), were joined in 1812 as Viborg County. Together with the Diet of Porvoo (1809), and the Oath of the Sovereign...

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Counties of Sweden

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Tavastehus County (1634–1809) Ostrobothnia County (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott County (1634–1721) Kexholm County (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott County (1721–1747)...

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North Jutland Region

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Jutland Region consists of the former North Jutland County combined with parts of the former Viborg County (the former municipalities of Aalestrup, Hanstholm...

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Vyborg Castle

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Vyborg Castle (Russian: Выборгский замок; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish: Viborgs slott) is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes during...

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Skive Municipality

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population of 27,919 (2005). Before the reform, the municipality was part of Viborg County. Skive itself is a coastal tourist resort, at the mouth of the Karup...

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Tjele Municipality

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Tjele municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the former Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...

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Alling Abbey

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Kloster was located north of Silkeborg in the parish of Svostrup in Viborg County. Alling Abbey was built at the lower end of Alling Lake sometime before...

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Carl Gustaf Armfeldt

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at Duved. In 1719, Armfelt was named governor of Viborg county but never took office, as the county was under Russian control and was ceded to Russia...

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Sallingsund Municipality

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Sallingsund municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the former Viborg County in the northwest of the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland...

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Karup Municipality

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Karup municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County until 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of 163 km2, and had a...

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Bjerringbro Municipality

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2007, Bjerringbro municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...

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Ancient Diocese of Viborg

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The former Diocese of Viborg (Danish: Viborg Stift) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Denmark. It was established in 1065 and was dissolved in 1536 during...

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Regions of Denmark

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public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties (amter) were abolished. At the same time, the number of municipalities...

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Fjends Municipality

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January 2007, Fjends municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...

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