NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Apenrade

�benr� (pre-1948 spelling Aabenraa, German Apenrade), is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. The municipality covers an area of 129 km�, and has a total population of 22,020.

From 1864 to 1920, it was part of Prussia and as such part of the North German Confederation and, from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire.

A large part of the German minority in Denmark lives in �benr�, where their daily Der Nordschleswiger is published.

External link

Official website (http://www.aabenraakom.dk)
Der Nordschleswiger (http://www.nordschleswiger.dk)

Categories: Municipalities of Denmark

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Apenrade - LoveToKnow Watches (82 words)
	APENRADE, a town of Germany in the Prussian province of Schleswig, beautifully situated on the Apenrade Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, 38 m.
	It is connected by a branch line with the main railway of Schleswig, and possesses a good harbour, which affords shelter for a large carrying trade.
	This page was last modified 18:26, 12 May 2006.

German cruiser Leipzig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (293 words)
	Heavily damaged and effectively immobilised, she continued to serve as a training, barracks and flak ship.
	In March 1945 she shelled advancing Soviet army units near Gdynia, but was then moved to Apenrade at the end of March.
	At the end of World War II Leipzig was surrendered to British forces, moved to Wilhelmshaven, and scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of gas munitions on 16 December 1946.

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