Sommersted () is a small town, with a population of 1,037 (1 January 2024),BY3: Populatiion 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from
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Haderslev Municipality
Haderslev Municipality (, ) is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in the Region of Southern Denmark. It includes the island of Årø as well as several other smaller islands in the Little Belt. The municipality cov ...
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Region of Southern Denmark
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Denmark
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. It is located 11 km north of
Vojens
Vojens () is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,424 (1 January 2025).Vamdrup, 38 km east of
Ribe
Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...
and 17 km northwest of
Haderslev
Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).neo-Romanesque
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style, is located to the northeast in the old part of the elongated town.
Sommersted Mose is a small
bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...
located on the northern outskirts of the town. The bog was used for digging
peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...