Aabenraa
Aabenraa
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 Aabenraa in mid-July 2006 | |
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  Aabenraa Location in Denmark .svg) Aabenraa Aabenraa (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°2′40″N 9°25′5″E / 55.04444°N 9.41806°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 16,505 |
| • Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| • Gender [2] | 7,947 males and 8,558 females |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | DK-6200 Aabenraa |
| Website | www |
Aabenraa (Danish pronunciation:
The name Aabenraa originally meant "open beach" (Danish: åben strand).
History
Aabenraa was first mentioned in historic accounts in the 12th century, when it was attacked by the Wends.[3]
Aabenraa started growing in the early Middle Ages around Opnør Hus, the bishop's castle, and received status as a merchant town in 1240, and in 1335 it received a charter.[3] During the Middle Ages the town was known for its fishing industry and for its production of hops.
Between 1560 and 1721 the town was under the rule of the
The town's glory days were during the period of the 1750s to c. 1864, when ship traffic was at a high growth rate with trade to the Mediterranean Sea, China, South America, and Australia. It possessed a good harbour, which afforded shelter for a large carrying trade, Aabenraa having the Danish monarchy's third-largest trade fleet, after Copenhagen and Flensborg. The city had a number of shipbuilding yards, which were known for their fine ships. The best known being the clipper Cimber, which in 1857 sailed from Liverpool to San Francisco in 106 days. Fishing and various small factories also provided occupations for the population.
From 1864 as a result of the
After the 1948 Danish
On June 14, 2019, a low-end IF2/F2/T4 tornado touched down in Aabenraa.[7] Two vehicles were flipped on the local hospital's parking lot.[8] Another primarily rated High-end IF1/F1/T3 tornado struck åbenrå on July 13, 2023, causing moderate damage. Some trees were downed & some buildings were damaged, including one commercial building that had its roof severely blown away. 6 cars were damaged with one being moved 50 Centimetres.[9][10]
Today
The town has a 7.5-meter-deep (25 ft) harbour, with a significant shipping trade. There is various industry in the city, including
Some noteworthy buildings in the town are St. Nicholas Church (Sankt Nicolai Kirke) from the time of King Valdemar with construction beginning ca. 1250, and restored from 1949 to 1956.[3] Brundlund Castle (Brundlund Slot), erected by Queen Margaret I 1411, and rebuilt in 1807,[3] today is home to the Brundlund Slot Art Museum (Kunstmuseet Brundlund Slot). The town is a bathing resort, as is Elisenlund close by.
The city has several preserved neighborhoods from the 1800s including Slotsgade, Store Pottergade, Lille Pottergade, Nygade, Nybro, Skibbrogade and Gildegade.
Education
A branch of
Notable people
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The arts
- Golden Age of Danish Painting[11]
- Anna Christiane Ludvigsen (1794 – 1864), poet who gained popularity in Southern Jutland
- Oscar II of Sweden
- Expressionists
- Karl Clausen (1904 in Åbenrå – 1972), Danish pianist, conductor, composer, and musicologist
- Lisbeth Balslev (born 1945 in Åbenrå), operatic soprano, especially in Wagnerian operas[12]
Public thinking and public service
- Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (1852 in Åbenrå – 1932), Danish naval officer and businessman, became a Siamese admiral and minister
- Ernst Reuter (1889 in Apenrade – 1953), the German Mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953
- Frits Clausen (1893 in Åbenrå – 1947), leader of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP)
- Camma Larsen-Ledet (1915 – 1991 in Åbenrå), politician, Mayor of Aabenraa 1970–1986
- Bertel Haarder (born 1944 in Rønshoved), politician, longest serving Danish minister since 2001
- Jens-Peter Bonde (1948 – 2021 in Åbenrå), former politician and MEP
- Poul Mathias Thomsen (born 1955 in Aabenraa), Danish economist working for the IMF
- Eva Kjer Hansen (born 1964 in Hellevad), Danish politician - Venstre
Science and business
- Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795 – 1868), botanical collector and apothecary, came from Åbenrå
- Michael Jebsen (1835 in Apenrade – 1899) ship's captain and ship owner, progenitor of the Jebsen Group in HongKong
- Niels Jacobsen (1865 in Åbenrå - 1935), architect and politician, Chairman of The Lego Group
- Iranologist
- orthodontist
Sport
- Morten Bruun (born 1965 in Åbenrå), retired footballer, played 464 games for Silkeborg IF
- Bov), Danish chess Grandmaster
- Sidsel Bodholt Nielsen (born 1989 in Åbenrå), Danish handball player
Gallery
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Maritime Museum -
Town Hall -
Storetorv -
St. Nicholas Church -
Beach -
Handwerkerhaus -
Vægterpladsen Aabenraa -
Storegade
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ^ Kollektives Gedächtnis: Volksabstimmung in Schleswig-Holstein 1920
- ^ Jennings, K., "Why the Danish Town of Aabenraa Refuses to Change Its Name," Conde Nast Traveler, 13 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Orthography rules, § 3.2 Archived 13 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, sproget.dk (in Danish)
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". Archived from the original on 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Biler blev væltet rundt - Aabenraa var ramt af tornado - TV 2". 22 June 2019.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Se videoen og vejrfænomenets rute gennem Aabenraa: Skypumpe hærgede - træer blev revet op med rødder, og bil blev flyttet 50 centimeter | jv.dk". 13 July 2023.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 08 (11th ed.). 1911.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 28 April 2020
External links
- Aabenraa Kommune (Danish)
- Aabenraa Ugeavis (Danish)
- Aabenraa Port
- Aabenraa Tourism (English)
- Jydske Vestkysten Aabenraa Newspaper (Danish)
- Der Nordschleswiger Newspaper (German)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). 1911.
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