Salling is a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on al ...

located in the north-west of the larger

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

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 Sallingsund Bridge (Sallingsundbroen) is a bridge that crosses Salling Sund between the island of Mors and the Salling peninsula on the mainland ( Jylland (Jutland)) in Denmark. The bridge is 1717 metres long, the longest span is 93 metres, and t ...

connects the peninsula to the island of

Mors Mors may refer to: *Mors (mythology), the personification of death in Roman mythology *Mors, Latin for death *Mors (automobile), a French car manufacturer from 1895 to 1925 :* American Mors, Mors vehicles produced under licence in America by the S ...

, crossing the narrow strait of Sallingsund, part of the

Limfjord The Limfjord ( common Danish: ''Limfjorden'' , in north Jutlandish dialect: ''Æ Limfjord'') is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as a fjord ever since Viking times. However, it now has inlets both from ...

. The island of

Fur Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket ...

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)

References

External links

Peninsulas of Denmark Skive Municipality {{CentralDK-stub