| 'Sønderjyllands Amt' |
''Sønderjyllands Amt's
coat of arms''. | |
| 'Basic Facts' | |
| County seat | Aabenraa |
| Area | 3,938 km² |
| Inhabitants | 252,433 ''(2006)'' |
| 'Map' | |
 South Jutland County in Denmark | |
'South Jutland County' (
Danish: ''Sønderjyllands Amt'',
German: ''Amt Südjütland'') is a former
county (
Danish: ''
amt'') on the south-central portion of the
Jutland peninsula in southern
Denmark.
The county was formed on
April 1 1970, comprising the former counties of
Aabenraa (E),
Haderslev (N),
Sønderborg (SE), and
Tønder (SW). The county was abolished effective
January 1,
2007, when
Region Syddanmark (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
[1] 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: ''Nordslesvig'',
German: ''Nordschleswig''). 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
Schleswig (
Danish: ''Slesvig'' eller ''Sønderjylland''); a
Danish fief under the Kings of Denmark.
Denmark lost the Duchy of
Schleswig, as well as the German Duchies of
Holstein and
Lauenburg, to
Prussia and
Austria in
1864 in the
Second War of 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 in Northern and Central Schleswig on
10 February and
14 March 1920, respectively. In Northern Schleswig 75% voted for reunification with
Denmark and 25% for staying with
Germany. In Central Schleswig the situation was reversed with 80% voting for
Germany and 20% for
Denmark. No vote ever took place in the southern third of Schleswig. On
15 June 1920, Northern Schleswig was officially reunited with
Denmark.
Central Schleswig chose to remain with
Southern Schleswig as part of
Germany and is today a part of the German state of
Schleswig-Holstein.
A small minority of
ethnic Germans still lives in South Jutland county - predomiantly in and near the towns of
Tønder and
Tinglev (
German: ''Tondern'' and ''Tingleff'') - though far smaller than the
Danish minority in
Germany.
Important settlements:
Haderslev (31,000 people),
Sønderborg (30,000),
Aabenraa (22,000) and
Tønder (12,000).
Insignia
Main articles: Coat of arms of Schleswig
The coat of arms of South Jutland County was designed in
1980 and is derived from the historic
coat of arms of Schleswig which in turn is derived from the national
coat of arms of Denmark. The inspiration for the
Dannebrog pennant was a 13th century
seal used by
Erik Abelsøn, Duke of Schleswig.
List of County Mayors
Municipalities (1970-2006)
References
1. [1]
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