Sønderborg Municipality

Sønderborg Municipality (German: Sonderburg), is a municipality (Dens, kommune) in the Region o Soothren Denmark pairtially on the Jutland peninsulae an pairtially on the island o Als in sooth Denmark, at the border wi Germany. The municipality covers an aurie o 496.57 km2 (191.73 sq mi), an haes a total population o 76,236 (as o 2008). Its mayor is Aase Nyegaard, a member o the local poleetical pairty Fælleslisten (literally "The Common Leet"). Geography The municipality is split inta twa sections separatit bi Alssund, the watterwa which separates the island o Als frae the Jutland mainland. 2007 admeenistrative reform On 1 Januar 2007, due tae Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" o 2007), the umwhile Sønderborg municipality wis combined wi Augustenborg, Broager, Gråsten, Nordborg, Sydals, an Sundeved municipalities tae form a new Sønderborg municipality. The umwhile Sønderborg municipality covered an aurie o 54 km2 (21 sq mi), an haed a total population o 30,555 (2005). Its last mayor wis Arne Peder Hansen, a member o the Venstre (Leeberal Pairty) poleetical pairty. The ceety o Sønderborg The steid o its municipal cooncil is the toun o Sønderborg, which covers maist o the aurie o the municipality. Economy The airline Cimber Sterling haes its heidquarters in Sønderborg, Sønderborg Municipality. Internaitional relations Twin touns — Sister ceeties Sønderborg is twinned wi: Zabrze, Poland References Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Freemit airtins Municipality's offeecial wabsteid Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Dens)