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A thousand years ago, men gathered under the open sky at `Tinget´ in Viborg. Here, laws were passed and judgements delivered. Disputes were settled, fates decided, and the rule of law upheld.

This tradition of justice has endured. Since 1919, the Western High Court has been based in Viborg, continuing the city’s special role in Danish legal history.

From the open-air assemblies of the Middle Ages to today’s modern courtrooms, Viborg has for more than 1.000 years been a place where law and justice have taken shape – and where power has been exercised through law and verdicts.

EXPERIENCE 1,000 YEARS OF LEGAL HISTORY AT WIBERGIS

At Museum Wibergis, you find yourself in the former Western High Court – right in the heart of Viborg, where people have stood face to face with the law throughout the ages. Here, animation, set design and artefacts come together to create a dramatic narrative of law, punishment and judgements across the centuries.

Discover how people in the past were punished for their misdeeds – through corporal punishment, imprisonment or the death penalty. Learn more about the fate of the witches at Viborg County Court after the Reformation, and feel the gravity of the situation in the grand jury room as you take your seat on the jury bench and decide on guilt or innocence.  

The court is in session – and you are part of it.

Museum Wibergis facade med gammel indgang