Thisted County
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Thisted County (Danish: Thisted Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the north-westernmost part of the country It encompassed the westernmost part of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy. It was dissolved in 1970 when the bulk of it was merged into Viborg County while other regions joined the counties of Ringkjøbing and North Jutland.
Thisted County featured the market towns (købstæder) of Nykøbing Mors and Thisted.
1970 administrative reform
Thisted County was dissolved in the 1970 administrative reform and the county was divided into municipalities belonging to three counties:
- North Jutland County (north eastern region)
- Ringkjøbing County (south eastern region)
- Viborg County (all other territories)
List of former hundreds (herreder)
- Hassing Herred
- Hillerslev Herred
- Hundborg Herred
- Morsø Nørre Herred
- Morsø Sønder Herred
- Refs Herred
- Vester Han Herred
See also
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed 1 May 2007.
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