Kongeå
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| Kongeå Königsau (German) | |
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 The mouth of the Kongeå, flowing into the Wadden Sea. | |
 Map of Jutland with the Kongeå on the western coast. | |
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| Mouth | Wadden Sea |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi)[1] |
The Kongeå (in German Königs Au) is a watercourse in Southern Jutland in Jutland, Denmark.[2] It rises southeast of Vejen and Vamdrup and after about 50 kilometres (31 mi) it flows through a sluice to tidal mudflats and sandbanks north of Ribe, and eventually into the North Sea. The eastern section is little more than a stream, while the western section is navigable by boat as far as the sluice. The Kongeå, however, passes no port or market town of any significance, and small boats use the Ribe Å.
Historically, the watercourse has been the administrative border between regions to the north and south. In the Middle Ages it was called Skodborg Å after the royal castle Skodborghus, where a track crossed the watercourse south of Vejen.
The Kongeå is mentioned (as "Skotborg river") in the
The area around the river is the site of several preserved burial mounds that have been the subject of archeological study, including Skelhøj.[5]
References
- Trap Danmark. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Right to the Borderline - Kolding - VisitKolding - Denmark - Tourist: Tourism and travel information of Kolding". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ http://arosleo.dk/skodborg.htm
- ^ "Heimskringla - Norwegian Kings - Vol. 5 - Chapter 27". Archived from the original on 2004-06-04. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- ISBN 978-87-7124-428-1.
55°23′N 8°39′E / 55.383°N 8.650°E
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