Country subdivision in Scandinavia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A syssel is a historical type of country subdivision in Denmark and elsewhere in Scandinavia. The mediaeval Danish sysler may be compared to the fylker of Norway, the landskaps of Sweden and Finland, the shires of England and Scotland, and the Gaue of the Holy Roman Empire. A syssel was subdivided into a number of hundreds or herreder.
The name still can be found in the Danish district of Vendsyssel, as well as in a governmental title, sýslumenn, in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Svalbard.
A map showing the divisions of medieval Denmark: herreder (hundreds) and Jutland's sysler.
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: Nørre & Sønder Gøs Herreder, Vis Herred, Ugle Herred, Husby Herred, Ny Herred, Strukstrup Herred, Slis Herred and Arns Herred.
Before the administrative reform in Greenland of November 18, 1950, there were 12 syssel in West Greenland.[1]
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