For the former county of Finland, see Viborg province.
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Viborg County Viborg Amt(Danish)
Basic Facts
County seat
Viborg
Area
4,122 km2
Inhabitants
234,896 (2006)
Map
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).
ViborgCounty (Danish: Viborg Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in the north-central part of the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The county...
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...
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...
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...
Tjele and Viborg from ViborgCounty and Brædstrup, Gedved, Hedensted, Horsens, Juelsminde, Nørre-Snede and Tørring-Uldum from Vejle County. The neighbouring...
bulk of it was merged into ViborgCounty while other regions joined the counties of Ringkjøbing and North Jutland. Thisted County featured the market towns...
The Counties of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks amter) were former subdivisions of metropolitan Denmark and overseas territories, used primarily for administrative...
and Savonia (later to be called Old Finland), were joined in 1812 as ViborgCounty. Together with the Diet of Porvoo (1809), and the Oath of the Sovereign...
Tavastehus County (1634–1809) Ostrobothnia County (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott County (1634–1721) Kexholm County (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott County (1721–1747)...
Jutland Region consists of the former North Jutland County combined with parts of the former ViborgCounty (the former municipalities of Aalestrup, Hanstholm...
Vyborg Castle (Russian: Выборгский замок; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish: Viborgs slott) is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes during...
population of 27,919 (2005). Before the reform, the municipality was part of ViborgCounty. Skive itself is a coastal tourist resort, at the mouth of the Karup...
Tjele municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the former ViborgCounty on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...
Kloster was located north of Silkeborg in the parish of Svostrup in ViborgCounty. Alling Abbey was built at the lower end of Alling Lake sometime before...
at Duved. In 1719, Armfelt was named governor of Viborgcounty but never took office, as the county was under Russian control and was ceded to Russia...
Sallingsund municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the former ViborgCounty in the northwest of the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland...
Karup municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in ViborgCounty until 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of 163 km2, and had a...
2007, Bjerringbro municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in ViborgCounty on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...
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...
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...
January 2007, Fjends municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in ViborgCounty on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered...