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 all ...

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 th ...

connects the peninsula to the island of Mors, crossing the narrow strait of Sallingsund, part of the

Limfjord The Limfjord (Danish language, 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 Age, Viking times. However, i ...

. 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 t ...

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 Skive Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Mid Jutland Region on Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland Peninsula in northwest Denmark. It covers an area of 688.09 km2 (2013) and has a population of 46,938 (1 Apri ...

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 meadow Coastal meadows are Meadow, meadows in the coastal zone, influenced by the sea. Under this definition, the salinity of the air and wind is usually high and the flora is dominated by salt-tolerant species. Some coastal meadows may be flooded by s ...

s (Lysen Bredning) File:Knud Strand - panoramio (2).jpg, Coastal cliffs (Kås Bredning)

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Peninsulas of Denmark Skive Municipality {{CentralDK-stub