Coat-of-arms of Augustenborg municipality in Denmark.

Augustenborg Castle in Denmark.

Augustenborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 53 km², and has a total population of 6,390. Image File history File links Coat-of-arms of Augustenborg municipality in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Coat-of-arms of Augustenborg municipality in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Augustenborg Castle in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Augustenborg Castle in Denmark. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Sønderjyllands Amt (English: South Jutland County) is a county in southern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The site of its municipal council is the town of Augustenborg. Its mayor is Åse Nygaard.

The town is located on the island of Als, close to the Baltic Sea. The island is surrounded by the waters of the Little Belt (Lillebælt) to the east, Flensborg Fjord to the south, Als Fjord to the west, and Diernæs Bugt (Diernæs Bay) to the north. It is connected by the Alssundbroen (the Als Sound Bridge) and ferry to the Jutland peninsula, and there is also ferry service to the islands of Ærø and Funen. ALS may refer to: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neurone disease more commonly known as Lou Gehrigs disease or Maladie de Charcot Advanced Life Support, a protocolised form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Categories: Straits of Europe | Stub ... Flensburg Fjord is a long estuary of the Baltic. ... Ærø (from Danish Ær = maple and Ø = island) is one of the Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of Funen County. ... Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark. ...

It was annexed by Prussia in 1864 from Denmark, but was returned in 1920 following a plebiscite. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...

By January 1, 2007 Augustenborg municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be combined with existing Broager, Gråsten, Nordborg, Sundeved, Sydals, and Sønderborg municipalities to form the new Ny Sønderborg (New Sønderborg) municipality. 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Broager is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... GrÃ¥sten is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Nordborg is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sundeved is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sydals is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sønderborg is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

Augustenborg Castle and the Dukes of Augustenborg

The town grew around Augustenborg Castle which was established by Ernest Gunther, a member of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein (its branch of Sønderborg) and a cadet of the royal house of Denmark, in the years after 1651. The castle, and the town consequently, received the name in honor of Ernest's wife Auguste, herself also from a branch of dukes of Schleswig-Holstein. Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Sønderborg is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

The castle became the chief seat of their line which used the name Augustenborg as its branch name. Later, a Danish king made the head of that line specifically Duke of Augustenborg. They grew in relative prominence in late 18th century, and in the 19th century Schleswig-Holstein Question, being the symbols of pro-German nationalistic movement in Schleswig-Holstein. The Augustenburg line died out in the 20th century. Duke of Augustenborg was a title conferred by King of Denmark to the head of a certain younger branch of the House of Oldenburg. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The castle is now converted into a hospital. There is an exhibit about the castle, the town and its ducal history in the building's entryway. The castle church is open to the public in the summertime. There are periodic tours given.

External links

• Official website
• Augustenborg Castle (in Danish only)

Augustenborg is also a suburb of Malmö, Sweden. Malmö (   listen?) is a town and municipality in the southernmost Swedish province of SkÃ¥ne. ...