Salling is a

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located in the north-west of the larger

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peninsula in

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. The largest city in Salling is Skive, and smaller towns and villages includes Jebjerg, Roslev and Glyngøre. The Sallingsund Bridge connects the peninsula to the island of

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, crossing the narrow strait of Sallingsund, part of the Limfjord. The island of

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lies to the north of the peninsula and is linked by a 3-4 minute ferry service across the Fursund from Branden.Fursund Ferry Service
fursund.dk Since January 2007, Salling has been part of the newly formed Skive municipality.

Gallery

File:7860 Spøttrup, Denmark - panoramio (3).jpg, Typical landscape in Salling: flat and featureless agricultural fields. File:Køer ved Fursundparken.jpg, Grazing cattle File:Ko af Bernhard Lipsøe, midlertidigt opstillet Skive Posthustorv, 0105-2008 - panoramio.jpg, Sculpture in Skive File:Sallingbanen41Liljehaven.JPG, Hiking route File:Spøttrup Borg Indgang - Spøttrup Burgeingang.jpg, Spøttrup Castle (1520) File:Restaurant Traktørstedet ved Spøttrup.jpg, A countryside restaurant File:Aster tripolium - Strandasters - panoramio.jpg, Coastal meadows (Lysen Bredning) File:Knud Strand - panoramio (2).jpg, Coastal cliffs (Kås Bredning)

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Peninsulas of Denmark Skive Municipality {{CentralDK-stub