Aabenraa County is a former province

Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 counties , and 270 municipalities . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five Regions and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....

 in Denmark

Denmark

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, located on the east-central region of South Jutland. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites

Schleswig Plebiscites

The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28, 1919, in order to determine the future border between Denmark and Germany through the former duchy of Schleswig...

. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County

South Jutland County

South Jutland County is a former county on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark....

. Aabenraa County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian

Kingdom of Prussia

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 Kreis Apenrade combined with the larger part of Bov

Bov municipality

Until January 1, 2007, Bov municipality , was a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 148 km², and had a total population of 9,992 . Its last mayor was Jens Aage Helmig, a member of the Venstre political party...

 Parish and Frøslev municipality (Handewitt

Handewitt

Handewitt is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg.- References :...

 / Hanved Parish). Both were transferred from Kreis Flensburg

Flensburg

Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...

 with the establishment of the current Danish-German border. Aabenraa County and Sønderborg County

Sønderborg County

Sønderborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of South Jutland. Sønderborg County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged...

 merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County.

1970 administrative reform

Aabenraa-Sønderborg County was dissolved in the 1970 administrative reform and the former Aabenraa County became seven new municipalities belonging to South Jutland County:

• Bov
  Bov municipality
  Until January 1, 2007, Bov municipality , was a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 148 km², and had a total population of 9,992 . Its last mayor was Jens Aage Helmig, a member of the Venstre political party...
  
  
• Gråsten
  Gråsten
  Gråsten , stress on last syllable) is a town with a population of 4,200 on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark by the Nybøl Nor at an inlet of the Flensburg Fjord. It belongs to the Sønderborg municipality in Region of Southern Denmark...
  
  
• Lundtoft
  Lundtoft
  Until January 1, 2007 Lundtoft was a municipality in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 137 km², and had a total population of 6,184 . Its last mayor was Hans Philip Tietje, a member of the Venstre political party...
  
  
• Løgumkloster
  Løgumkloster
  Løgumkloster , is a town in Tønder municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark with a population of 3,618...
  
  
• Rødekro
  Rødekro
  Rødekro is a town with a population of 6,098 and a former municipality in Aabenraa municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The former Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km², and had a total population of 11,695...
  
  
• Tinglev
  Tinglev
  Tinglev is a town with a population of 2,816 in Aabenraa municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark....
  
  
• Aabenraa
  Aabenraa
  The city of Aabenraa or Åbenrå , with a population of 15,760 , is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig. Its name originally meant "open beach"...
  
  

List of former hundreds (herreder)

• Lundtoft Herred
• Rise Herred
• Sønder-Rangstrup Herred

See also

• Aabenraa
  Aabenraa
  The city of Aabenraa or Åbenrå , with a population of 15,760 , is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig. Its name originally meant "open beach"...
  
  

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed 30 April 2007.