Sundeved (
German: ''Sundewitt'') is a peninsula on the east coast of the
Jutland
Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
peninsula in south
Denmark
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. It lies between
Åbenrå Fjord and
Als Fjord to the north,
Alssund to the east and
Flensborg Fjord to the south. The westernmost part of the city of
Sønderborg is located on the peninsula, while most of the city lies on the neighboring island of
Als.
Geography
History
Sundeved Municipality
Until 2007, Sundeved () was also the name of a municipality in the former
South Jutland County
South Jutland County (Danish language, Danish: ''Sønderjyllands Amt'') is a former counties of Denmark, county (Danish language, Danish: ''Amt (subnational entity), amt'') on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark ...
. The municipality covered an area of 69 km
2, and had a total population of 5,298 (2005). Its last mayor was John Solkær Pedersen. Towns in the municipality included
Avnbøl,
Ballebro,
Blans,
Stenderup,
Ullerup,
Vester Sottrup, and
Øster Sottrup.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result a ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
es: Nybøl Parish, Sottrup Parish, and Ullerup Parish. Sundeved municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existing
Augustenborg,
Broager,
Gråsten,
Nordborg,
Sydals Until 1 January 2007 Sydals () was a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in South Jutland County on the southern part of the island of Als Island, Als off the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south De ...
, and
Sønderborg municipalities to form the new
Sønderborg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 499 km
2 and a total population of over 70,000 people (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new
Region of Southern Denmark
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.
Notable people
*
Johannes Gelert (1852 in
Nybøl – 1923) a Danish-born sculptor, who emigrated to the United States in 1887
*
Otto Gelert (1862 in
Nybøl on Sundeved peninsula – 1899) a Danish pharmacist and botanist, who specialized in plant floristics and systematics
External links
Sønderborg municipality's official website (Danish only)Tourism information
References
Former municipalities of Denmark
Peninsulas of Denmark
Peninsulas of the Baltic Sea
Geography of Sønderborg Municipality
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