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26-489: The main city and the site of its municipal council is the city of Viborg . On 1 January 2007 Viborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) , merged with Bjerringbro , Fjends , Karup , Møldrup , and Tjele municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality. The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area , which had

52-518: A day. The walk is affiliated to the IML Walking Association . Viborg is home to a number of educational institutions , including Viborg Katedralskole ( cathedral school ). Denmark's oldest educational institution celebrated its 900th birthday in 2000. The school is believed to have been founded about 1060, at the same time as the city became the seat of a bishop . The church needed to educate boys and young men to enter into

78-487: A large part of the plot takes place in 16th-century Viborg. The protagonist - an American time traveller from the 20th century - arrives in the city in 1535 and gets involved with the adherents of the overthrown King Christian II and of the peasant rebel leader Skipper Clement , who face savage persecution in the city. Viborg is also the setting of " Number 13 ", a ghost story by the English writer M.R. James . Viborg

104-569: A small number of students from Greenland . Viborg Katedralskole is today one of four gymnasiums in Viborg. Viborg is also home to The Animation Workshop , an art school based in a former army barracks on the outskirts of town. The school, which achieved official recognition from the Danish government in 2003, offers students a Bachelor of Arts in character animation. For international parents Viborg also has an international school where all teaching

130-709: A total population of 1.378 million in 2016. Viborg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . Viborg has a twin city in each of the Nordic countries , as well as in other world regions. This article about a location in the Central Denmark Region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Viborg, Denmark Viborg ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈviˌpɒˀ] )

156-455: Is twinned with: "Gymnasium" is the Danish equivalent of high school. It is not what English speakers call a gym, or place to work out. It offers a very rigorous education for college-bound students. 56°26′N 9°24′E  /  56.433°N 9.400°E  / 56.433; 9.400 Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ( lit.   ' Viborg Footsport Association ' ), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short,

182-552: Is The Green Pride. It was one of the largest in Denmark with over 500 members. There is a small continuation of The Green Pride active in Viborg to this day. The first ultra group was established in 2002 , when a group of young adults established Fanatikos. In 2004 a new group, Shamrock Ultras, was born. Their main rival is FC Midtjylland and the game is called "Hadets Opgør" (The Battle of Hatred) or "det midtjyske derby" (Central Jutland Derby). Viborg fans, see themselves as being

208-589: Is a Danish professional football club based in the Central Jutland city of Viborg . They compete in the Danish Superliga , the top tier of Danish football . Nicknamed De Grønne ( The Greens ), the club was originally founded on 1 April 1896. After more than 100 years of existence, the club won their first and only major trophy in 2000, lifting the Danish Cup . Viborg Fodsports Forening

234-592: Is a city in central Jutland , Denmark , the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland . Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula. Viborg Municipality is the second-largest Danish municipality, covering 3.3% of the country's total land area. Viborg is one of the oldest cities in Denmark, with Viking settlements dating back to

260-573: Is in English based on the Cambridge International examinations. Viborg is served by Viborg railway station . It is located on the Langå-Struer railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Struer and regional train services to Aarhus and Struer . In the science fiction book The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson , a Danish-American writer who did considerable research on Danish history,

286-544: Is where the Apple Foulum Data Center is located which opened in September 2020. Viborg is famous for Viborg Cathedral . The construction of the cathedral started in 1130 and took about 50 years. The building has burned to the ground and been re-built several times. Only the crypt of the original cathedral is still preserved. The cathedral was and is the locus of cult of Saint Kjeld of Viborg who

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312-537: The 1999–2000 Danish Cup . With a 1–0 victory over AaB in the final, the club won the biggest football tournament in the country. The club was given the opportunity to play in the Danish Super Cup in the season following their cup win, defeating Herfølge BK on penalties . The club received an invitation to the UEFA Cup for the 2000–01 tournament , marking their participation in continental football for

338-500: The 2nd Division once more and would not return until 1989. Following an investment into youth football, the club once more returned to the top league in the country, the Danish Superliga , which had been created in 1991. Once more, however, the club were relegated after only one season once more. In 1995, the club again returned to the Superliga where they would remain for more than a decade. Viborg FF's highest achievement came during

364-422: The church's service, and to that purpose it created a school. Its current monumental home was built in 1926 to accommodate a larger number of students and later the school added a dormitory to house the many students from outer regions or islands not close to a gymnasium . Although this role is now basically obsolete, the dorm continues to be a popular solution for many students wanting to get away from home or for

390-625: The club reached the UEFA Conference League , after defeating AaB in a European play-off match . The club advanced to the play-off round following victories over Lithuan club FK Sūduva and Faroese-side B36 Tórshavn , before losing 6–1 on aggregate to eventual-tournament winner West Ham United . As of the 2024–25 season , the club remains in the top-flight. Viborg F.F.'s colours are green and white. Viborg plays its home matches at Viborg Stadium, known as Energi Viborg Arena since 2011 due to sponsorship. Originally built in 1931,

416-418: The club's only sport. For the next several decades, the club maintained an amateur status and competed in regional leagues, until joining the Danish 4th division in 1959 following promotion after several attempts. Erik Bundgaard was one player involved in the club's achievement, and his 421 matches played for the club were a record until 2008, when Jakob Glerup surpassed his mark. During the 1970s, Viborg FF

442-473: The first time in the club's history. Their participation would be short-lived however, as they were eliminated in the second round by Spanish club Rayo Vallecano . By 2002, Viborg FF had fully established a youth academy of their own in FK Viborg . While Viborg FF continued to enjoy varying degrees of success in the years after, including a 4th place finish in 2005–06 , the club was once again relegated in

468-655: The governing body of football in Europe, has approved the stadium for international use, and the stadium is also home to the Danish women's national football team . The men's national team has also played select matches at the ground. Viborg Stadium itself is part of the Viborg Stadion Center and is owned by the Viborg Municipality . Viborg FF has no official Fanclub. A former official Fanclub

494-520: 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). Viborg municipality

520-400: The spring of 2008. After several more years in the 1st Division, the club became a yo-yo club for the next several years with two promotions and two more relegations between the 2012–13 and the 2016–17 seasons. The club captured their fourth 1st Division title during the 2020–21 season and once more returned to the Superliga. Their first season back in the Superliga proved to be successful as

546-495: The stadium was demolished and rebuilt in 2001 at a cost of 62.1 million Danish kroner (93.8 million DKK in 2023). The stadium has a capacity of 10,000, of which 9,566 is seated. The seats are divided in multiple sections with the eastern stand having the highest capacity at 2,792 seats, and the southern stand with the lowest capacity at 2,040 seats. The pitch size is the same dimensions as the national stadium at 105 metres (115 yd) long and 68 metres (74 yd) wide. UEFA ,

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572-575: The women's handball team became one of best five clubs in Europe, and continued when both the men's handball team and the professional football team established themselves in their respective domestic leagues. From 1998 to 2008, Viborg FF was a member of the Danish Superliga , reaching an all-time high by winning the Danish cup in 2000 . Viborg hosts the annual Haervejsmarchen international two-day walking festival, which regularly attracts 8,000 participants, including many from outside Denmark. It includes marked routes of distances of up to 45 kilometres

598-406: Was again relegated to the lower divisions of Danish football before returning to the 4th division. Since this time, the club has stayed within the upper tiers of the Danish football pyramid . Following several promotions, the club found itself in the Danish 1st Division , which was the highest level of professional football within Denmark at the time. After only one season, the club were relegated to

624-652: Was dean of the cathedral chapter there and had a great shrine there in the Middle Ages. The newest parts of the church are from a restoration between 1864 and 1876. The cathedral is famous for its many paintings by Danish painter Joakim Skovgaard , which depict stories from the Bible . Next to the cathedral is the Skovgaard museum , founded in 1937. Before the Protestant Reformation Viborg

650-430: Was established on 1 April 1896. The club originally encompassed several sports, including cricket , gymnastics , boxing , and others. Football was not initially a sport included within the club; however, the club won Mesterrækken in 1924, which was highest football league on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark at the time. By 1929, as other sports had separated into other independent organizations, football remained as

676-536: Was the home of five monasteries , about 12 parish churches, several chapels and of course the cathedral. The Black Friars' church dates from the 13th century. Today only the cathedral and a few remains of the Franciscan and the Dominican monasteries are left. Since the 1990s, Viborg has had a reputation as one of Denmark's leading cities for sports . It started with handball , a popular sport in Denmark, when

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