Map of South Jutland (1918)

South Jutland (Danish: Sønderjylland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the The river Kongeå (in German Königs Au) defines the border between North and South Jutland in Jutland in Denmark. This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. The region north of the Kongeå is called Nørrejylland (Northern Jutland). Northern Jutland (Nørrejylland is the name for the region north of the Kongeå in Jutland. Both territories had their own ting assemblies in the Middle Ages (in Viborg and Urnehoved). See also Medieval Scandinavian laws A thing or ting ( Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; other modern South Jutland is mentioned for the first time in the Knýtlinga saga. Knýtlinga saga ( the saga of Canute's descendants) is one of the Kings' sagas.

In the 13th century South Jutland became a duchy. A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. The first duke was Canute Lavard (Knud Lavard). A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Canute Lavard (meaning "Canute the Lord" Danish: Knud Lavard) (c In the late 14th century it took the name of the Duchy of Schleswig. The duchy was named after the city of Schleswig (Slesvig). Schleswig (Slesvig South Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Sleswick Low German: Sleswig) is a Town in the northeastern part of

Following the Schleswig Plebiscites in 1920, South Jutland was divided into Northern and Southern Schleswig. The Schleswig Plebiscites were two Plebiscites organized according to section XII articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark. Northern Schleswig was also known as South Jutland County (1970-2006) and is now part of the Region South Denmark. Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part Southern Schleswig is a part of the German federal state Schleswig-Holstein. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is

Both parts cooperate today as a Euroregion, which covers most of South Jutland. In European Politics, a Euroregion is a form of Transnational co-operation structure between two (or more territories located in different European

See also

• South Jutland County

External links

• Euroregion Sønderjylland / Schleswig