Sønderjyllands Amt
Until 1 January 2007 Tinglev was also a municipality (Danish: "kommune") in the former South Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of , and has a total population of 10,148 (2005). Its last mayor was Susanne Beier, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes: