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South Jutland County (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: Sønderjyllands Amt, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Amt Südjütland) is a former county
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: amt
Amt (subnational entity)

"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S....
) on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

The Jutland Peninsula or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri.The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands....
 in southern Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
.

The county was formed on April 1 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa
Aabenraa County

Aabenraa County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the east-central region of South Jutland. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (E), Haderslev
Haderslev County

Haderslev County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the northernmost part of South Jutland. Haderslev County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (N), Sønderborg
Sønderborg County

S?nderborg County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the island of Als Island and the easternmost part of South Jutland. S?nderborg County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (SE), and Tønder
Tønder County

T?nder County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located the south-western part of South Jutland. T?nder County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (SW).






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Sønderjyllands Amt

Sønderjyllands Amt's
coat of arms.
Basic Facts
County seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 		 Aabenraa
Aabenraa

The city of Aabenraa or ?benr? is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein....
Area 3,938 km²
Square kilometre

Square kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI Units of measurement of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units....
Inhabitants 252,433 (2006)
Map
Denmarksouthjutland


South Jutland County (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: Sønderjyllands Amt, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Amt Südjütland) is a former county
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: amt
Amt (subnational entity)

"Amt" is a type of administrative division of some northern European countries. It is generally larger than a municipality, and the term is thus roughly equivalent to a U.S....
) on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

The Jutland Peninsula or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri.The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands....
 in southern Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
.

The county was formed on April 1 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa
Aabenraa County

Aabenraa County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the east-central region of South Jutland. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (E), Haderslev
Haderslev County

Haderslev County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the northernmost part of South Jutland. Haderslev County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (N), Sønderborg
Sønderborg County

S?nderborg County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the island of Als Island and the easternmost part of South Jutland. S?nderborg County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (SE), and Tønder
Tønder County

T?nder County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located the south-western part of South Jutland. T?nder County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 (SW). The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when Region Syddanmark
Region Syddanmark

Region Syddanmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties of Denmark with five larger regions....
 (i.e. Region South Denmark) was formed.

Following the reunification of the region with Denmark, the Church of Denmark elevated Haderslev to a diocese in 1923 and divided the region between the dioceses of Ribe (W) and Haderslev (E). This arrangement remains in effect.

Short description of South Jutland

South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: Nordslesvig, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Nordschleswig). The name refers specifically to the southernmost 50 kilometers of the Danish part of the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

The Jutland Peninsula or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri.The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands....
 that formerly belonged to the former Duchy of Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
 (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
: Slesvig eller Sønderjylland); a Danish
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 fief
Fiefdom

Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritance lands or revenue-producing property granted by a Allegiance lord, generally to a vassal, in return for a form of allegiance, originally to give him the means to fulfill his military duties when called upon....
 under the Kings of Denmark.

Denmark lost the Duchy of Schleswig, as well as the German Duchies of Holstein
Holstein

Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider River. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany.Holstein once existed as the County of Holstein , the later Duchy of Holstein , and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire....
 and Lauenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg

The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg , also known as the Duchy of Lauenburg, was a Reichsfrei duchy that existed from 1296–1803 and 1814–1876 in the extreme southeast region of Schleswig-Holstein....
, to Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 and Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 in 1864 in the Second War of Schleswig
Second War of Schleswig

The Second Schleswig War was the second war due to the Schleswig-Holstein Question. The war began on February 1 1864 when Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig....
. Following Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War (1866), all three provinces were annexed to Prussia. Following the defeat of Germany in World War I, the Allied powers organised two plebiscites
Schleswig Plebiscites

The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, in order to determine the future border between Denmark and Germany through the former duchy of Schleswig....
 in Northern and Central Schleswig on 10 February and 14 March 1920, respectively. In Northern Schleswig 75% voted for reunification with Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and 25% for staying with Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. In Central Schleswig the situation was reversed with 80% voting for Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and 20% for Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. No vote ever took place in the southern third of Schleswig. On 15 June 1920, Northern Schleswig was officially reunited with Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
.

Central Schleswig chose to remain with Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig

Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark....
 as part of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and is today a part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
.

A minority of ethnic Germans
Ethnic German

Ethnic Germans , also collectively referred to as the German diaspora, are those who are considered, by themselves or others, to be of Germans origin ethnicity, not necessarily born or living within the present-day Germany, holding its citizenship or speaking the German language....
 still lives in South Jutland county - predominantly in and near the towns of Tønder
Tønder

T?nder is a municipality in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,278 square kilometre, and has a total population of 40,367 ....
 and Aabenraa
Aabenraa

The city of Aabenraa or ?benr? is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein....
 (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Tondern and Apenrade)

Important settlements: Haderslev
Haderslev

Haderslev is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. Also included is the island of ?r? as well as several other smaller in the Little Belt....
 (31,000 people), Sønderborg
Sønderborg

S?nderborg Municipality , is a municipality in Region Syddanmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als Island in south Denmark, at the border with Germany....
 (30,000), Aabenraa
Aabenraa

The city of Aabenraa or ?benr? is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein....
 (22,000) and Tønder
Tønder

T?nder is a municipality in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,278 square kilometre, and has a total population of 40,367 ....
 (12,000).

Insignia

The coat of arms of South Jutland County was designed in 1980 and is derived from the historic coat of arms of Schleswig
Coat of arms of Schleswig

The Coat of Arms of Schleswig depicts two blue lions in a golden shield. It is the heraldry symbol of the former Duchy of Schleswig, originally a Danish province but later disputed between Danes and Germans....
 which in turn is derived from the national coat of arms of Denmark
Coat of arms of Denmark

The National Coat of Arms of Denmark consists of three crowned blue Lion accompanied by nine red hearts, all in a golden shield. The oldest known depiction of the insignia dates from a seal used by King Canute VI of Denmark c....
. The inspiration for the Dannebrog
Flag of Denmark

File:Flag of Denmark.svgFile:Dannebrog.jpgThe national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Nordic Cross Flag that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side....
 pennant
Pennant

Pennant may refer to:* Pennon , a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea:** Pennant , the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission...
 was a 13th century seal
Seal (device)

A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure, or an embossed figure in paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document, but the term can also mean any device for making such impressions or embossments, essentially being a Molding that has the mirror image of the figure in counter-relief, such as mounted on rings known a...
 used by Erik Abelsøn, Duke of Schleswig.

List of County Mayors

From To County Mayor
April 1 1970 December 2 1981 Erik Jessen (Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party....
)
December 2 1981 July 1 2000 Kresten Philipsen (Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party....
)
July 1 2000 December 31, 2006 Carl Holst
Carl Holst

Carl Holst is a Denmark politician, representing the Liberalism party Venstre . He is the first Region Mayor of Region Syddanmark, an office he assumed on January 1, 2007....
 (Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party....
)


Municipalities (1970-2006)