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Viborg (Denmark)
Viborg may refer to: Places *Viborg, Denmark, a city in Jutland, Denmark **Viborg Municipality, a Danish municipality named for the city **Viborg County, a former county of Denmark **Diocese of Viborg **Viborg FF, a professional football team based in Viborg **Viborg HK, a handball club **Viborg Stadium, home of Viborg FF *Vyborg, Viipuri or Viborg, a city on the Karelian Isthmus, Leningrad Region, Russia * Viborg Province, a former province of Finland * Vyborg Castle *Viborg, South Dakota, a city in South Dakota, US People * Erik Viborg, veterinarian and botanist See also * *Vyborg (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg (), a city in central Jutland, Denmark, is the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the Courts of Denmark, High Court for the Jutland peninsula. Viborg Municipality is the second-largest Denmark, Danish municipality, covering 3.3% of the country's total land area. History Viborg is one of the oldest cities in Denmark, with Viking settlements dating back to the late 8th century. Its central location gave the city great strategic importance, in political and religious matters, during the Middle Ages. A motte-and-bailey-type castle was once located in the city. Viborg's name is a combination of two Old Norse words: ''vé'', meaning a holy place, and ''borg'', meaning a fort, but the original name of the town was ''Vvibiærgh'', where ''-biærgh'' means hill (modern Danish ''-bjerg'' (mountain). Sights Viborg is famous for Viborg Cathedral. The construction of the cathedral started in 1130 and took abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
