Haderslev Municipality (, ) is a town and municipality 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 the
Region of Southern Denmark
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. It includes the island of Årø as well as several other smaller islands in the
Little Belt
The Little Belt (, ) is a strait between the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish straits, Danish Straits that drain and connect the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait, which drains west to the Nor ...
. The municipality covers and has a population of 55,354 (2025). Its mayor is Mads Skau, representing the Venstre
political party
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Gram
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and
Vojens
Vojens () is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,424 (1 January 2025).Christiansfeld Municipality and Bevtoft parish of Nørre Rangstrup Municipality.
The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the
East Jutland metropolitan area
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Aarhus is the most populated city in the region.
The National Planning Report of 2006, published by the Danish Environment Ministry, argued that ...
, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
The waters of Haderslev Fjord cut into the municipality from the Little Belt, dividing the city north-to-south, becoming Haderslev Dam west of the city centre. Årø Strait (''Årøsund'') separates the bulk of the municipality from the island of Årø, and the two are connected by
ferry
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service between the town of Årøsund on the mainland and the town of Årø on the island.
Locations
The city of Haderslev
The main town and the site of the municipal council is the city of
Denmark proper
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, the
North Schleswig Germans
Approximately 15,000 people in Denmark belong to an autochthonous ethnic German minority traditionally referred to as ''hjemmetyskere'', meaning "Home Germans" in Danish, and as ''Nordschleswiger'' in German. They are Danish citizens and m ...
. This minority makes up about 6% of the total population of the municipalities of Aabenraa/Apenrade, Haderslev/Hadersleben, Sønderborg/Sonderburg and Tønder/Tondern. In these four municipalities, the German minority enjoys certain
linguistic rights
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in accordance with the
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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.
Politics
Haderslev's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has 11 political committees.
Günter Weitling
Günter Weitling (1935-2024) was a Lutheran theologian, historian, and author.
Weitling was born in Haderslev, Haderslev County, Denmark. After graduating from ''Haderslev Katedralskole'' in 1955, he studied Theology and Eastern Studies at the Un ...
(born 1935), Lutheran theologian, historian, and author
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