Viborg County

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Viborg County
Viborg Amt (Danish)
County of Denmark
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Coat of arms
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Viborg County in Denmark
Seat Viborg
Area
 • Total
4,122 km2 (1,592 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
234,896
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)

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, [1] when most of it merged into Region Midtjylland (i.e. Region Central Jutland). A smaller portion merged into Region Nordjylland (Region North Jutland).

Contents

List of County Mayors [2]

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

List of County Governors [2]

Municipalities (1970–2006)

References

  1. ↑ "Viborg Amtskommune". Lex (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ben Cahoon. "Denmark County". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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