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right|thumb|An old map of Himmerland (Himbersysael), between the Limfjord and [[Mariager Fjord, in Jutland.]] Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, Aars, Løgstør, Støvring and Nibe. In northeastern Himmerland is the Lille Vildmose, Denmark's largest raised bog, which sustains a rich bird life of international importance.

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Instance of
peninsula
Country
Denmark
Elevation
73
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located in/on physical feature
Jutland
Commons category
Himmerland
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right|thumb|An old map of Himmerland (Himbersysael), between the Limfjord and [[Mariager Fjord, in Jutland.]] Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, Aars, Løgstør, Støvring and Nibe. In northeastern Himmerland is the Lille Vildmose, Denmark's largest raised bog, which sustains a rich bird life of international importance.

==Etymology==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Himmerland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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