Sønderborg

Sønderborg
Harbour

Coat of arms
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 Eric 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 UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2
Postal code 6400
Area code(s) (+45) 88
Website www.sonderborg.dk/

Sønderborg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsønɐˌbɒːˀ] - (German:  Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). 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 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

Sønderborg
Copenhagen
Aarhus
Odense
Aalborg
Esbjerg
Sønderborg (lower left) is on the Als Strait in Denmark, southwest of Copenhagen, north of the German border.

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-long (2,238 ft) Als Strait Bridge (Alssundbro), built in 1978-1981; and the 331-meter (1,086 ft) King Christian X's Bridge (Kong Christian Xs Bro), built in 1925-1930.

Economy

Danfoss is in Nordborg, 25 km from Sønderborg

Transportation

The city is served by Sønderborg Airport.

Notable natives

KRH Sonderborg, 1962
Ludvig Harboe
Else Roesdahl, 2012

Arts & Science

Public ideas

Business

Sport

Lars Christiansen, 2007
Simon Poulsen, 2011

Panoramic view

Panoramic photo taken from Sønderborg Castle towards the harbour.

Culture

Musical Institutions

Sønderborg is home to the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra , link to Official Site Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester.

Attractions

Sønderborg Castle is today a museum about the history of Southern Denmark.

References

  1. ↑ "Population 1. January by urban areas (DISCONTINUED) - StatBank Denmark - data and statistics".
  2. ↑ "Deutsches Historisches Museum: Fehler2".
  3. ↑ Members of the Danish Parliament retrieved 26 March 2018

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