[3] Viborg is one of the oldest cities in Denmark, with Viking settlements dating back to the late 8th century.

[4] Its central location gave the city great strategic importance, in political and religious matters, during the Middle Ages.

[5] Viborg municipality is where the Apple Foulum Data Center is located which opened in September 2020.

[7] The cathedral is famous for its many paintings by Danish painter Joakim Skovgaard, which depict stories from the Bible.

Viborg hosts the annual Haervejsmarchen international two-day walking festival, which regularly attracts 8,000 participants, including many from outside Denmark.

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.

In the science fiction book The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson, a Danish-American writer who did considerable research on Danish history, a large part of the plot takes place in 16th-century Viborg.