Salling

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Salling is a Danish landscape and the peninsula in the north of Jutland, which juts out to the western part of the Limfjord. Since 2007, it covers together with the island of Fur from a large part of Skive municipality in Region Midtjylland. Prior to that, from 1970 to 2006, belonged the communities Sallingsund, Sundsøre and Spøttrup and part of the "old" Skiver municipality to the peninsula.

Presumably, the expression Salling originally described a fjord, takes its name from the ancient Danish sal ( for " pale ", " pale ", " dark " ) is derived. With the syllable - ing, formerly often took the form of -ung, forming many Danish place names.

Location and landscape

The 500 km ² area is bordered to the west by the Venø Bay, on the northwest by the Salling Sund, on the north by the Fur Sound, on the northeast by the Risgårde Bredning, a branch of the Limfjord, and on the east by the Hvalpsund and the Skive Fjord. On the land connection with Jutland to the south the boundary is in a wide, shallow valley that extends from the diked bay Sønderlem Vig on Au Trövel Å and the moor kissum Kær to the town of Skive. At the level of Sallingsundes the west coast is interrupted by the side arm lyses Bredning. Together with the extension thereof, the bay Harre Vig, the water reaches six kilometers inland. The coastline in the southwestern Kås and on the northwest Hvalpsund are characterized by severely eroding cliffs.

The open and almost treeless landscape consists of Moränehochebenen that are characterized by many windmills and contain fertile soil. In the west and the north the soil is somewhat sandy. In the underground of Salling's northern half is a salt dome, the chalk layers to tightly pressed to the surface. In Selde near the Fur Sundes the chalk layers are degraded.

Economy and Transport

Agriculture and timber industries are important economic activities in the region. Tourism also plays a big role. In the coastal regions to stand ready campsites, marinas and summer home settlements. A popular destination is the medieval castle Spøttrup, one of the oldest manor houses in Denmark. On the east coast is the court of the Danish writer Jeppe Aakjær, the artist's home Jenle, a museum.

In Glyngore the Sallingsund connects the peninsula to the island of Mors. The bridge over the Salling Sund replaced the ferry service between Glyngore and Nykøbing. On Fur Sound in the north, a ferry connects the Sallinger settlement with Branden Stenøre on the island of Fur in the western town of Sundsøre Salling is connected via a ferry to Hvalpsund with the Himmerlands Peninsula. From 1884 and 1977 drove the Sallingbanen between cities Skive and Glyngore. The rail link was some villages such as Roslev arise at the stations.

The Krejbjerg Stordysse is the 25-hectare Krejbjerg plantation.