| Aabenraa | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Syddanmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa Municipality |
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| Population | 16,003 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 6200 |
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| Website : www.aabenraa.dk | |
The city of Aabenraa or Åbenrå (German: Apenrade, IPA: [aːpənˈʁaːdə]) is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles (61 km) north of the town of Schleswig. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part Aabenraa Municipality or Åbenrå Municipality (Apenrade is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark in south-western A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Little Belt (Lillebælt is a Strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Schleswig (Slesvig South Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Sleswick Low German: Sleswig) is a Town in the northeastern part of Its name— Aabenraa, dialect Affenrå— meant originally "open beach" (Danish: åben strand). Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Aabenraa is located in Aabenraa Municipality. Aabenraa Municipality or Åbenrå Municipality (Apenrade is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark in south-western
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History
Aabenraa started growing in the early Middle Ages around Opnør Hus, the bishop's castle, and received status as a merchant town in 1240. During the Middle Ages the town was known for its fishing industry and for its production of hops. The hop ( Humulus) is a small genus of Flowering plants native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Between 1560 and 1721 the town was under the rule of the Dukes of Gottorp. Gottorp ( Low German and Danish) or Gottorf ( German) is a Palace and estate in the city of Schleswig in the German
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. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 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. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Flensburg ( Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in The city had a number of well-known shipbuilding yards, which were known for their fine ships. See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a The most famous of these was the clipper Cimber, which in 1857 sailed from Liverpool to San Francisco in 106 days. A clipper was a very fast Sailing ship of the 19th century that had multiple masts and a Square rig. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Fishing and various small factories also provided occupation for the population.
From 1864 as a result of the Second War of Schleswig it was part of Prussia, and as such part of the North German Confederation, and from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire. The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The North German Confederation (Norddeutscher Bund came into existence in August 1866 as a military alliance of 22 states of northern Germany with the Kingdom of The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification In the 1920 Schleswig Plebiscite that brought Northern Schleswig to Denmark, 55. The Schleswig Plebiscites were two Plebiscites organized according to section XII articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig 1 % of Aabenraa's inhabitants voted for remaining part of Germany and 44. 9 % voted for the cession to Denmark[1].
Today
The town has a 7. 5 meter (25-ft) deep harbour, with a significant shipping trade. There is varied industry in the city, including Marcussen's Organ Building (Marcussens Orgelbyggeri) and Callesens Machineworks (Callesens Maskinfabrik). Marcussen & Søn, known as Marcussen and previously as Marcussen & Reuter, is a Danish firm of organ builders The city is the administrative center for the county. Danmarks Radio has an office in the city. DR (formerly Danmarks Radio) is Denmark 's national Broadcasting corporation A significant German minority live in Aaaberna and they publish "Der Nordschleswiger" newpaper in German. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as
Some significant buildings in the town are St. Nikolai Church (St. Nikolaj kirke) from the time of King Valdemar with construction beginning ca. 1250. Brundlund Castle (Brundlund Slot) was erected by Queen Margaret I around 1400. Margaret Valdemarsdatter (Margrete Valdemarsdotter ( 1353 - October 28 1412) was Queen of Denmark and of Norway and Regent of 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.
References
External links
- Aabenraa Kommune (Danish)
- Aabenraa Ugeavis (Danish)
- Aabenraa Port
- Aabenraa Tourism (English)
- Der Nordschleswiger Newspaper (German)
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