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Haderslev (German: Hadersleben) is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Also included is the island of Årø as well as several other smaller in the Little Belt. Årø is a small island in the Lillebælt in Denmark. It is due east of Haderslev and just offshore from Årøsund. The Little Belt (Lillebælt is a Strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. The municipality covers 701. 98 km² and has a population of 56,414 (2008). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Its mayor is Hans Peter Geil, representing the liberal Venstre party. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the It belongs to Region Syddanmark. Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part On January 1, 2007 Haderslev municipality was, due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the former municipalities of Gram and Vojens, as well as Bjerning, Hjerndrup, and Fjelstrup parishes of Christiansfeld municipality and Bevtoft parish of Nørre Rangstrup municipality. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Legal foundation of municipalities The Constitution of Denmark states "Article 82 Until January 1, 2007, Gram municipality was a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Vojens ( German: Woyens) was a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland Christiansfeld is a town in Kolding municipality in southern Jutland in Region Syddanmark in Denmark.

The waters of Haderslev Fjord cut into the municipality from the Little Belt, dividing the city north-to-south, and becoming Haderslev Dam, west of the city center. Årø Strait (Årøsund) separates the bulk of the municipality from the island of Årø, and the two are connected by ferry service between the town of Årøsund on the mainland and the town of Årø on the island. Årø is a small island in the Lillebælt in Denmark. It is due east of Haderslev and just offshore from Årøsund. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Aarøsund is a village in south-eastern Denmark situated in the region of Sønderjylland 15 Kilometres east of Haderslev.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Haderslev.

The city of Haderslev

Haderslev [lower left] is southeast of Esbjerg and north of Sønderborg, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula. Sønderborg ( German: Sonderburg) is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark partially on the Jutland This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland.

History

Haderslev is situated in a valley, leading from Vojens to Haderslev Fjord and the Baltic Sea. Vojens ( German: Woyens) was a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland Haderslev was presumably founded by Vikings at least a century before it was granted status as royal borough in 1292. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice At that time, it had become one of the main trading centres in Southern Jutland. In 1327, Haderslevhus, the royal castle, was mentioned for the first time. Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire It was situated east of the cathedral; an area still called Slotsgrunden. In the following centuries the city prospered, building both the Gothic Cathedral and the second castle of Hansborg (burnt in 1644), which was similar to Kronborg. Haderslevhus (or Hansborg) is the name of a castle that once stood in the Danish city of Haderslev, until destroyed by a fire Kronborg Castle (Kronborg Slot is situated near the town of Helsingør (immortalised as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet) on the extreme tip Due to the plague in Copenhagen, King Christian IV was married there. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death In the 16th century, the city became one of the first Scandinavian places to embrace the Lutheran Reformation. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time From 1864 it was part of Prussia, and as such part of the North German Confederation, and from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire. 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, 38. 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 6 % of Haderslev's inhabitants voted for remaining part of Germany and 61. 4 % voted for the cession to Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe [1]

Former municipality (1970-2006)

A kommune by the previous name existed 1970-2006. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government It belonged to South Jutland County and covered an area of 272 km² with a total population of 31,573 (2005). Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Its last mayor was Hans Peter Geil, a member of the liberal (Venstre) political party. Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, Representative democratic, Constitutional monarchy, in which the

Neighboring municipalities were Christiansfeld to the north, Vojens to the west, Rødekro to the south, and Assens (on the island of Funen) to the East. Christiansfeld is a town in Kolding municipality in southern Jutland in Region Syddanmark in Denmark. Vojens ( German: Woyens) was a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland Rødekro ( German: Rothenkrug) is a town and a former municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Aabenraa municipality in Region Funen ( Danish: Fyn; ˈfyːˀn with a size of 2984 km² (1152 sq

External links

• Municipality's official website (Danish only)
• Haderslev tourism information in English
• The new Haderslev municipality's official website (Danish only)

City Partnerships

• Wittenberg, Germany
• Varberg, Sweden
• Sandefjord, Norway
• Nystad, Finland
• Braine, France

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map