Northern Jutland

Nørrejylland ( German: Northern Jutland, historically also Norder Jutland ) denotes the north of Königsau lying part of the Danish peninsula Jutland. Jutland south of Königsau is called Jutland ( Southern Jutland, German usually referred to as the Northern or Southern Schleswig, very rare as Süder Jutland ) denotes, this was politically the Duchy of Schleswig. The southern boundary was the Eider.

Nørrejylland comprises the major part of today's Danish Jutland: the southeastern part of the administrative regions Region Nordjylland, Midtjylland the region and most of the Region Syddanmark.

In the Middle Ages Nørrejylland had its own county council in Viborg. Country Stinge also occurred in Jutland, the Danish isles and in Scania ( Sweden belonging to today ). In a country Sting among others, the king homage took place.

As an administrative area of the name only comes in the Provincial Archives for Nørrejylland ( Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland ), located in Viborg, before.

North Jutland

As a historical landscape should not be confused with the geographical name Nordjylland ( North Jutland ) Nørrejylland ( Northern Jutland ). North Jutland covers an area north of the Limfjord plus Himmerlands. This is distinguished from depending on the context Northwest Jutland (on the map marked in green). Both areas together cover geographically approximate to the administrative region of Northern Jutland.