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{{Short description|Country subdivision in Scandinavia}}
A '''syssel''' is a historical type of [[country subdivision]] in [[Denmark]] and elsewhere in [[Scandinavia]]. The mediaeval Danish ''sysler'' may be compared to the ''[[Counties of Norway|fylker]]'' of Norway, the ''[[Provinces of Sweden|landskap]]s'' of Sweden and Finland, the [[shire]]s of England and Scotland, and the ''[[Gau (territory)|Gaue]]'' of the Holy Roman Empire. A ''syssel'' was subdivided into a number of [[Hundred (county division)|hundreds]] or ''herreder''.

The name still can be found in the Danish district of [[Vendsyssel]], as well as in a governmental title, [[sýslumaður|''sýslumenn'']], in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and [[Svalbard]].

==Jutland==
[[File:Administrative division of denmark in medieval times.jpg|thumb|350px|A map showing the divisions of medieval Denmark: ''herreder'' ([[hundred (county division)|hundred]]s) and Jutland's ''sysler''.]]
''Sysler'' and hundreds:
# [[Vendsyssel]]: Horns Herred, Vennebjerg Herred, Børglum Herred, [[Jerslev, Denmark|Jerslev Herred]], Hvetbo Herred, Kær Herred
# [[Thysyssel]]: Hillerslev Herred, Hundborg Herred, Hassing Herred, Refs Herred
# [[Sallingsyssel]]:  Morsø Nørre Herred, Morsø Sønder Herred, Salling Nørre Herred, Harre Herred, Rødding Herred, Hindborg Herred and Fjends Herred)
# [[Himmerland|Himmersyssel]]:  Slet Herred, Hornum Herred, Fleskum Herred, Års Herred, Hellum Herred, Gislum Herred, Hindsted Herred and Rinds Herred
# [[Ommersyssel]]:  Nørlyng Herred, Sønderlyng Herred, Middelsom Herred, Onsild Herred, Nørhald Herred, Gerlev Herred and Støvring Herred
# [[Hardsyssel]]:  Vandfuld Herred, Skodborg Herred, Hjerm Herred, Ginding Herred, Ulfborg Herred, Hammerum Herred, Hind Herred and Bølling Herred)
# [[Åbosyssel]]:  Houlbjerg Herred, Galten Herred, Sønderhald Herred, Rougsø Herred, Djurs Nørre Herred, Djurs Sønder Herred, Mols Herred, Øster Lisbjerg Herred, Vester Lisbjerg Herred, Sabro Herred, Gjern Herred, Hjelmslev Herred, Framlev Herred, Hasle Herred, Ning Herred
# [[Loversyssel]]: Lysgård Herred, Hids Herred, Vrads Herred, Tyrsting Herred, Nim Herred, Hatting Herred, Bjerre Herred, Voer Herred, Hads Herred
# [[Hansyssel]]: Hanherred
# [[Vardesyssel]]: Vester Horne Herred, Nørre Horne Herred, Øster Horne Herred, Skast Herred, Gørding Herred, Malt Herred
# [[Jellingsyssel]]:  Nørvang Herred and Tørrild Herred
# [[Almindsyssel]]:  Jerlev Herred, Andst Herred, Brusk Herred, Holmans Herred and Elbo Herred
# [[Barvidsyssel]]:  Tyrstrup Herred, Gram Herred (eastern half), Rangstrup Herreder and [[Haderslev]] Herred
# [[Ellumsyssel]]:  Hviding Herred, Højer Herred, Lø Herred, Kær Herred, Slogs Herred, Rise Herred, Lundtoft Herred, Sundeved and a small part of eastern Søndre Rangstrup Herred
# [[Istedsyssel]]: [[Goesharde|Nørre & Sønder Gøs Herreder]], [[Vis Herred]], [[Ugle Herred]], [[Husby Herred]], [[Ny Herred]], [[Strukstrup Herred]], [[Slis Herred]] and [[Arns Herred]].

== Greenland ==
Before the administrative reform in Greenland of November 18, 1950, there were 12 syssel in [[West Greenland]].<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/images/9/9e/Herredsvaaben.pdf#page=25 Aage Brünner: ''Danmark Herreds-By og Birke Vaaben'', ca. 1944, S. 25 Grønland] (PDF; 19,4&nbsp;MB)</ref>
*South Greenland (Sydgrønlands Landsråd)
**Julianehaab Syssel
**Frederikshaab Syssel
**Godthaab Syssel
**Sukkertoppen Syssel
**Holsteinsborg Syssel
*North Greenland (Nordgrønlands Landsråd) – not to be confused with later [[Avannaa]]
**Godhavn Syssel
**Egedesminde Syssel
**Christianshaab Syssel
**Jakobshavn Syssel
**Ritenbenk Syssel
**Umanak Syssel
**Upernavik Syssel

==See also==
* [[Sýsla]]

==References==
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{{Types of administrative country subdivision}}
{{Historic administrative divisions of Denmark}}


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