Viborg County

For the former county of Finland, see Viborg province.

Viborg County Viborg Amt (Danish)
Basic Facts
County seat	Viborg
Area	4,122 km^2
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).

List of County Mayors^[1]

From	To	County Mayor
1 April 1970	31 December 1989	Peter E. Eriksen (Venstre)
1 January 1990	31 December 2006	Bent 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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