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Sønderborg
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'''''' (; ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 28,333 (1 January 2025), in a municipality of 74,096. In recent times, Sønderborg is a center for trade, tourism, industry, and education in the region of Southern Denmark. The town is the headquarters for several industrial companies. Sønderborg joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
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Sønderborg is a city in Denmark, serving as the capital of Sønderborg Municipality. It is situated in the South Denmark region and has a population of 27,595. The city covers an area of 13.4 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 17 meters above sea level. Its official postal code is DK-6400 Sønderborg, and it operates within the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones.
The municipality has been twinned with Finsterwalde, Sundsvall Municipality, Pori, and Sigtuna Municipality. Sønderborg is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. The city’s official website is sonderborg.dk.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sønderborg
- Region
- Region Syddanmark
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 27,766
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sønderborg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Harbour of Sønderborg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Harbour
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Sønderborg.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sønderborg
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Eric Lauritzen
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1256
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 13.4
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Sønderborg Sønderborg is a centre for trade, tourism, industry, and education and the seat of the Sønderborg Municipality. The population is 28,000 in 2023.
Get around
thumb|Walking is a safe and enjoyable way to get around in Sønderborg. Sønderborg is not very far from the Danish-German border. Just south of the border is the German town of Flensburg, which is popular among Danes going to Germany on a one-day trip, often to shop and to buy alcohol and chocolate, which is cheaper in Germany than in Denmark.
See
thumb|Sønderborg Castle. From the courtyard. thumb|Dybbøl Mølle. An important national historic monument for Denmark. thumb|Augustenborg Palace
Go next
Flensburg is just across the German border.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Overview
- History
- Geography
- Education
- Higher education
- Secondary education
- Economy
- Transportation
- Rail
- Air
- Ferry
- Notable natives
- The Arts
- Public thinking and public service
- Science and business
- Sport
- Other
- Panoramic view
- Culture
- Musical institutions
- Attractions
- In literature
- References
- External links
'''' (; ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 28,333 (1 January 2025), in a municipality of 74,096. In recent times, Sønderborg is a center for trade, tourism, industry, and education in the region of Southern Denmark. The town is the headquarters for several industrial companies. Sønderborg joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
== Overview ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sønderborg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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