Aabenraa
Sign in to saveAabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: Affenråe, also spelled Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It was the seat of Sønderjyllands Amt (South Jutland County) until 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. With a population of 16,500 (1 January 2025), Aabenraa is the largest town and the seat of the Aabenraa Municipality.
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Aabenraa is a town of about 16,500 people located in Southern Denmark near the German border, situated at the head of a fjord connected to the Little Belt. It serves as the administrative center of Aabenraa Municipality and was previously the seat of South Jutland County until that position changed during a 2007 Danish government reorganization.
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Aabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: Affenråe, also spelled Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It was the seat of Sønderjyllands Amt (South Jutland County) until 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. With a population of 16,500 (1 January 2025), Aabenraa is the largest town and the seat of the Aabenraa Municipality.
The name Aabenraa originally meant "open beach" ().