Viborg County

Viborg Amt (English: Viborg County) 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).

Viborg Amt
Basic Facts
County seatViborg
Area4,122 km2
Inhabitants234,896 (2006)
Map

List of County Mayors[1]
FromToCounty Mayor
1 April 197031 December 1989Peter E. Eriksen (Venstre)
1 January 199031 December 2006Bent Hansen (Social Democrat)

List of County Governors[1]
  • Florian Martensen-Larsen (1970–1981)
  • Jørgen Hansen Koch (1981–1987)
  • Karl Johan Christensen (1988–1995)
  • Bent Klinte (1995–2004)
  • Erik Møller (2004–2006)

Municipalities (1970–2006)
  • Bjerringbro municipality
  • Fjends municipality
  • Hanstholm municipality
  • Hvorslev municipality
  • Karup municipality
  • Kjellerup municipality
  • Morsø municipality
  • Møldrup municipality
  • Sallingsund municipality
  • Skive municipality
  • Spøttrup municipality
  • Sundsøre municipality
  • Sydthy municipality
  • Thisted municipality
  • Tjele municipality
  • Viborg municipality
  • Aalestrup municipality

References
  1. Ben Cahoon. "Denmark County". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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