Sønderborg is a Danish town of Region Syddanmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality. The town have a population of 27,179 (1st January 2009) , in a municipality of 76,793.
The town of Sønderborg (German name Sonderburg) is home to Sønderborg Castle (Sønderborg Slot) and Sandbjerg Estate (Sandbjerg Gods, Sundeved) near Sønderborg. Sønderborg castle is in the centre of the town, and houses a museum focusing ...
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Sønderborg is a Danish town of Region Syddanmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality. The town have a population of 27,179 (1st January 2009) , in a municipality of 76,793.
The town of Sønderborg (German name Sonderburg) is home to Sønderborg Castle (Sønderborg Slot) and Sandbjerg Estate (Sandbjerg Gods, Sundeved) near Sønderborg. Sønderborg castle is in the centre of the town, and houses a museum focusing on the history and culture of the area. The museum is open all year. Sandbjerg Estate, which had belonged for many years to the Dukes of Sønderborg, and then to the Reventlow family, was donated to Aarhus University in 1954. In addition Sønderborg has a castle-like barracks built by the German military in 1906, placed centrally by Als Fjord, opposite Alsion (see picture below). Today the barracks is the home the Danish army NCO school.
The old part of Sønderborg is on the island of Als, but some of its western suburbs have spread onto the...
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