South Jutland County
South Jutland County
Sønderjyllands Amt (Danish) Northern Schleswig | |
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Established | 1 April 1970 |
Abolished | 1 January 2007 |
County seat | Aabenraa |
Municipalities | |
Area | |
• Total | 3,938 km2 (1,520 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 252,433 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
IM amt | 1050 |
ISO 3166 code | 3166-1[1] |
Successor | Region of Southern Denmark |
South Jutland County (
The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa (E), Haderslev (N), Sønderborg (SE), and Tønder (SW). The county was abolished effective 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was formed.
Following the reunification of the region with Denmark, the Church of Denmark elevated Haderslev to a diocese in 1923[2] and divided the region between the dioceses of Ribe (W) and Haderslev (E). This arrangement remains in effect.
History
South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig (
Denmark lost the
After Russian October Revolution, Workers' and Soldiers' Councils started to be organized all over the Germany following the Russian suite. South Jutland of Denmark was part of Germany until 1920, so the processes followed the general German pattern and councils in several cities were established. These cities were: Tønder, Haderslev, Aabenraa, Sønderborg, Toftlund, Vojens, Løgumkloster, Højer, Skærbæk and Høruphav, as well as in several other smaller places. In most places there was very little unrest or revolutionary activities. These developments were mildly ridiculed by Alfred Schmidt. In the middle of the caricature the read-bearded man in the leading Danish Social Democrat Frederik Borgbjerg . Still, the councils were of certain importance, because they helped to maintain calmness and order in the cities at these turbulent times.[3]
Following the defeat of Germany in
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, as the result was considered a foregone conclusion. Today, they both form a part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
On 15 June 1920, Northern Schleswig was officially reunited with
1970 borders
As reconstituted in 1970, South Jutland County had slightly different borders to the area gained from Germany in 1920: the towns of Hejle, Taps and Vejstrup (which were Danish throughout the period 1864 to 1920) were included in its jurisdiction, whereas Spandet, Roager and Hviding (German from 1864 to 1920) were included in the neighbouring 1970–2006 county of Ribe.[4]
Insignia
The coat of arms of South Jutland County was designed in 1980 and is derived from the historic
List of County Mayors
From | To | County Mayor |
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1 April 1970 | 2 December 1981 | Erik Jessen (Venstre) |
2 December 1981 | 1 July 2000 | Kresten Philipsen (Venstre) |
1 July 2000 | 31 December 2006 | Carl Holst (Venstre) |
Municipalities (1970–2006)
- Aabenraa municipality
- Augustenborg municipality
- Bredebro municipality
- Broager municipality
- Bov municipality
- Christiansfeld municipality
- Gram municipality
- Gråsten municipality
- Haderslev municipality
- Højer municipality
- Lundtoft municipality
- Løgumkloster municipality
- Nordborg municipality
- Nørre-Rangstrup municipality
- Rødding municipality
- Rødekro municipality
- Skærbæk municipality
- Sundeved municipality
- Sønderborg municipality
- Sydals municipality
- Tinglev municipality
- Tønder municipality
- Vojens municipality
References
- ^ "Sønderjyllands Amt". digdag.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Biskopper over Haderslev Stift Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Casper Schack, Arbejder- og soldaterråd, December 27, 2012
- ^ [1] Map of Schleswig from 1897