South Jutland County

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South Jutland County

Sønderjyllands Amt
Sønderjyllands Amt's coat of arms.
Basic Facts
County seatCounty seat A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States....	AabenraaAabenraa The city of AabenraaIt is located in Aabenraa Municipality. ...
Area	3,938 km²Square kilometre Square kilometre, symbol km, is an SI unit of surface area....
Inhabitants	252,433 (2006)
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South Jutland County is a former countyFacts About Counties of Denmark

Denmark is divided into 13 counties, and 270 municipalities:...
|amt]]) on the south-central portion of the JutlandJutland

Jutland is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of...
peninsulaPeninsula

A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three...
in southern DenmarkDenmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries....
.

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

Aabenraa County is a former province in Denmark, located on the east-central region of South Jutland....
(E), HaderslevHaderslev County

Haderslev County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northernmost part of South Jutland....
(N), SønderborgSønderborg County

S?nderborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of South Jutland....
(SE), and TønderTønder County

T?nder County is a former province in Denmark, located the south-western part of South Jutland....
(SW). The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when Region SyddanmarkRegion Syddanmark

Region Syddanmark is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditiona...
(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. The name refers specifically to the southernmost 50 kilometers of the Danish part of the Jutland Peninsula that formerly belonged to the former Duchy of SchleswigSchleswig

The region of Schleswig covers the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark....
; a DanishDenmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries....
fiefFiefdom

Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of heritable la...
under the Kings of Denmark.

Denmark lost the Duchy of SchleswigSchleswig

The region of Schleswig covers the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark....
, as well as the German Duchies of HolsteinHolstein Summary

Holstein is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe and Eider....
and LauenburgDuchy of Saxe-Lauenburg

The Duchy of Lauenburg, also known as Saxe-Lauenburg was a medieval Duchy that existed from 1296 in the extreme southe...
, to PrussiaPrussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg, an area which for centuries had substantial influen...
and AustriaAustria

Austria is a landlocked country in central Europe....
in 1864 in the Second War of SchleswigSecond War of Schleswig

The Second War of Schleswig, known in Denmark as The War of 1864 and in Germany as The German-Danish War was the sec...
. Following Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War, all three provinces were annexed to Prussia. Following the defeat of Germany in World War I, the Allied powers organised two plebiscitesSchleswig Plebiscites

The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 the Treaty of Versai...
in Northern and Central Schleswig on 10 February and 14 March 1920, respectively. In Northern Schleswig 75% voted for reunification with DenmarkDenmark Overview

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries....
and 25% for staying with GermanyGermany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe....
. In Central Schleswig the situation was reversed with 80% voting for GermanyGermany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe....
and 20% for DenmarkDenmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and 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 DenmarkDenmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries....
.

Central Schleswig chose to remain with Southern SchleswigSouthern Schleswig

Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the 30-40 most northern kilometers of Germany where Germany ...
as part of GermanyGermany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe....
and is today a part of the German state of Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundeslnder in Germany....
.

A minority of ethnic GermansEthnic German

Ethnic Germans—usually simply called Germans are those who are considered, by themselves or others, to be ethnically G...
still lives in South Jutland county - predominantly in and near the towns of TønderTønder

Tnder is a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark....
and AabenraaAabenraa Overview

The city of AabenraaIt is located in Aabenraa Municipality. ...

Important settlements: HaderslevHaderslev

Haderslev is a municipality in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark....
(31,000 people), SønderborgSønderborg

...
(30,000), AabenraaAabenraa

The city of AabenraaIt is located in Aabenraa Municipality. ...
(22,000) and TønderTønder

Tnder is a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark....
(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 SchleswigCoat of arms of Schleswig

The Coat of Arms of Schleswig depicts two blue lions in a golden shield....
which in turn is derived from the national coat of arms of DenmarkCoat of arms of Denmark

The National Coat of Arms of Denmark consists of three crowned blue lions surrounded by nine red hearts, all in a golden shi...
. The inspiration for the DannebrogFlag of Denmark

The national flag of Denmark, the Dannebrog, is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of t...
pennantPennant

Pennant may refer to:*Jermaine Pennant - An English Football player, currently playing for Liverpool...
was a 13th century sealSeal (device)

A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in 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]])
December 2 1981	July 1 2000	Kresten Philipsen\|Venstre]])
July 1 2000	December 31, 2006	Carl HolstCarl Holst Carl Holst is a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party Venstre.... \|Venstre]])

South Jutland County

Short description of South Jutland

Insignia

List of County Mayors

Municipalities (1970-2006)