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Viborg County

Viborg County
Viborg Amt (Danish)
Coat of arms of Viborg County
Viborg County in Denmark
Viborg County in Denmark
SeatViborg
Area
  Total
4,122 km2 (1,592 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
234,896
  Density56.99/km2 (147.6/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).

List of County Mayors

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From [2]ToCounty Mayor
1 April 197031 December 1989Peter E. Eriksen (Venstre)
1 January 199031 December 2006Bent Hansen [da] (Social Democrat)

List of County Governors

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Source:[2]

  • 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)

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References

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  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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