Map over South Jutland (1918)

South Jutland (Danish: Sønderjylland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland. The region north of the Kongeå is called North Jutland (Nordjylland). Both territories have had own ting assemblies in the Middle Ages. South Jutland is mentioned first time in the Knýtlinga saga. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 530 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1462 × 1654 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Map over South Jutland / Schleswig, Author Hans Rosendal (1839-1921) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 530 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1462 × 1654 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Map over South Jutland / Schleswig, Author Hans Rosendal (1839-1921) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... The river KongeÃ¥ (in German Königs Au) defines the border between North Jutland and South Jutland in Denmark. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Knýtlinga saga (the saga of Canutes descendants) is one of the kings sagas. ...

In the 13th century South Jutland became a duchy. First duke was Canute Lavard (Knud Lavard). In the late 14th century it became the name Duchy of Schleswig. The duchy was named after the city of Schleswig (Slesvig). (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy. ... Canute Lavard in a fresco in Vigersted Church near Ringsted. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... This article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. ... Schleswig (Danish: Slesvig, English traditionally Sleswick) is a town at the Schlei firth in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...

Since the Schleswig Plebiscites in 1920 South Jutland is divided into Northern and Southern Schleswig. Northern Schleswig was also known as South Jutland County (1970-2006) and is now part of the Region South Denmark. Southern Schleswig is a part of the German federal state Schleswig-Holstein. The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 the Treaty of Versailles of June 28, 1919, in order to determine the future border between Denmark and Germany. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Sønderjyllands Amt (English: South Jutland County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. ... Region Syddanmark (English: Region South Denmark) is a new region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions as well as unites a number of smaller municipalities into larger units. ... A federal state is one that brings together a number of different political communities with a common government for common purposes, and separate state or provincial or cantonal governments for the particular purposes of each community. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...

Both parts cooperate today as a Euroregion, that covers most of South Jutland. In European politics, a Euroregion is a form of transfrontier co-operation structure between two (or more) European countries. ...

External link

• Euroregion Sønderjylland / Schleswig