Everything about Sonderborg totally explained
Sønderborg (
German:
Sonderburg), is a municipality (
Danish,
kommune) in
Region Syddanmark partially on the
Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of
Als in south
Denmark, at the border with
Germany. The municipality covers an area of 496,57
km² (192 sq. miles), and has a total population of 76,236 (
2008). Its mayor is Jan Prokopek Jensen, a member of the
Socialdemokraterne political party.
The site of its municipal council is the town of Sønderborg, which covers most of the area of the municipality.
The municipality is split into two sections separated by
Als Fjord, the waterway which separates the island of
Als from the
Jutland mainland.
The town of Sønderborg lies on both sides of Als Fjord; 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.
2007 administrative reform
On January 1,
2007, due to
Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), the former Sønderborg municipality was combined with
Augustenborg,
Broager,
Gråsten,
Nordborg,
Sydals, and
Sundeved municipalities to form a new Sønderborg municipality. The former Sønderborg municipality covered an area of 54
km², and had a total population of 30,555 (2005). Its last mayor was Arne Peder Hansen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party.
The town of Sønderborg
The town of Sønderborg (German name
Sonderburg) is home to
Sønderborg Castle (
Sønderborg Slot) and Sandbjerg Estate (
Sandbjerg Gods,
Sundeved) near Sønderborg. 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.
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
Beginning in 1864, Sønderborg had been part of
Prussia, and as such, was part of the
North German Confederation, and from 1871 onwards, part of the
German Empire. In the 1920
Schleswig Plebiscite that brought
Northern Schleswig to Denmark, 56.9% of Sønderborg's inhabitants voted for remaining part of Germany, and 43.8% voted for the cession to Denmark.
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Image:Kong Christian den X's Bro.jpg|King Christian X of Denmark's Bridge
Image:Chrxbro sonderborg.jpg|King Christian X of Denmark's Bridge at night
Image:Harbour of Sønderborg.jpg|Harbour of Sønderborg
Image:Sønderborg.jpg|Sønderborg Castle and HDMY Dannebrog (A540)
Image:Sønderborg Slot.3.jpg|Sønderborg Castle, south-site
Image:Havbogade.jpg|Havbogade by the habour
Image:University of Sønderborg.jpg|University, Sønderborg
Image:Ringridningsmonument.Sønderborg.jpg|The Tilting-at-the-Ring. Hans Pauli Olsen
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