Sønderborg

Sønderborg
Harbour
Sønderborg Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 54°54′50″N 9°47′32″E / 54.91382°N 9.79225°E / 54.91382; 9.79225Coordinates: 54°54′50″N 9°47′32″E / 54.91382°N 9.79225°E / 54.91382; 9.79225
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Municipality	Sønderborg
Founded	1256
Government
• Mayor	Erik Lauritzen
Area(in Sønderborg Municipality)
• City	496.57 km² (191.73 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2014)
• City	27,434
• Density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
• Metro	75,264
Time zone	Central Europe Time (UTC+1)
Postal code	6400
Area code(s)	(+45) 88
Website	www.sonderborg.dk/

Sønderborg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsønɐˌb̥ɒːˀ] - (German: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town of Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality. The town has a population of 27,434 (1 January 2014),^[1] in a municipality of 75,264.

Overview

Sønderborg Castle

The town of Sønderborg is home to Sønderborg Castle (Sønderborg Slot), the Royal Danish Army's Sergeant School (until 2013) and Sandbjerg Estate (Sandbjerg Gods). Sønderborg castle is in the centre of the town, and houses a museum focusing on the history and culture of the area. The museum is open all year. Sandbjerg Estate, which had belonged for many years to the Dukes of Sønderborg, and then to the Reventlow family, was donated to Aarhus University in 1954. In addition Sønderborg has a castle-like barracks built by the German military in 1906, placed centrally by Als Fjord, opposite Alsion (see picture below).

The old part of Sønderborg is on the island of Als, but some of its western suburbs have spread onto the mainland of Jutland into what had been the interior of the fort of Dybbøl.

History

Prior to the Second Schleswig War of 1864, Sønderborg was situated in the Duchy of Schleswig, a Danish fief, so its history is properly included in the contentious history of Schleswig-Holstein. In the 1920 Schleswig Plebiscite that returned Northern Schleswig to Denmark, 43.8% of the city of Sønderborg's inhabitants voted for the cession to Denmark and 56.2% voted for remaining part of Germany.^[2]

Education

University of Southern Denmark

Both University of Southern Denmark and University College South (Danish: University College Syd) have a branch in Sønderborg.

Geography

The town of Sønderborg lies on both sides of Alssund; the narrow strait between these two sides is called Als Strait (Alssund). Two road bridges connect the city across the strait: the 682-meter Als Strait Bridge (Alssundbro), built in 1978-1981; and the 331-meter King Christian X's Bridge (Kong Christian Xs Bro), built in 1925-1930.

Notable natives

Anders Hansen, golfer
Sune Rose Wagner, songwriter and vocalist
Lars Christiansen, handball player
Helle Trevino, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Lars Frodesen, writer
Lisbeth Bech Poulsen, politician, member of the danish folketing for Socialistisk Folkeparti

Panoramic photo taken from Sønderborg Castle towards the harbour.

References

↑ BEF44: Population 1.January by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sønderborg.

Municipal seats of Denmark

Hovedstaden	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Midtjylland	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

Nordjylland	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Sjælland	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Hårlev and Store Heddinge Vordingborg

Syddanmark	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

30 most populous urban areas of Denmark

as of 1 January 2014, according to Statistics Denmark, see table BEF44 at statbank.dk.

1.	Copenhagen	1,246,611
2.	Aarhus	259,754
3.	Odense	172,512
4.	Aalborg	109,092
5.	Esbjerg	71,618
6.	Randers	61,163

7.	Kolding	58,021
8.	Horsens	55,884
9.	Vejle	53,230
10.	Roskilde	48,721
11.	Herning	47,765
12.	Helsingør	46,407

13.	Hørsholm	46,229
14.	Silkeborg	43,158
15.	Næstved	42,424
16.	Fredericia	39,922
17.	Viborg	38,572
18.	Køge	35,768

19.	Holstebro	34,873
20.	Taastrup	33,121
21.	Slagelse	32,005
22.	Hillerød	31,191
23.	Sønderborg	27,434
24.	Holbæk	26,942

25.	Svendborg	26,783
26.	Hjørring	25,071
27.	Frederikshavn	23,156
28.	Nørresundby	21,761
29.	Ringsted	21,620
30.	Haderslev	21,574

Note: The population figure for metropolitan Copenhagen includes Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk municipalities; parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø; Ishøj and Greve Strand.

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