Sydals

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Sydals (German: Südalsen), is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the southern part of the island of Als off the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 95 km², and has a total population of 6,527 (2005). Its mayor is Jens Peter Kock.

The site of its municipal council is the town of Hørup. Other towns in the municipality are Høruphav, Lysabild, Mommark, Skovby, and Sønderby.

Neighboring municipalities are Augustenborg to the north, and Sønderborg to the west. Lying at the south end of the island, three of its sides are defined by water: to the east is the Little Belt, to the southeast is the Baltic Sea, and to the south is Flensborg Fjord leading into the Baltic Sea. The municipality's southwest portion is comprised of a large headland known as Kegnæs.

Ferry service connects the municipality at the town of Mommark to the island of Ærø at the town of Søby.

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes:

  • Hørup Parish
  • Kegnæs Parish
  • Lysabild Parish
  • Tandslet Parish

By January 1, 2007 Sydals municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be combined with existing Augustenborg, Broager, Gråsten, Nordborg, Sundeved, and Sønderborg municipalities to form the new Sønderborg municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 499 km² and a total population of 49,886 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").

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