Sundeved
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History
Sundeved Municipality
Until 2007, Sundeved (German: Sundewitt) was also the name of a municipality in the former South Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of 69 km, and had a total population of 5,298 (2005). Its last mayor was John Solkær Pedersen. Towns in the municipality included Avnbøl, Ballebro, Blans, Stenderup, Ullerup, Vester Sottrup, and Øster Sottrup.
The municipality was created in 1970 as the result a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that merged a number of existing parishes: Nybøl Parish, Sottrup Parish, and Ullerup Parish. Sundeved municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existing Augustenborg, Broager, Gråsten, Nordborg, Sydals, and Sønderborg municipalities to form the new Sønderborg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 499 km and a total population of over 70,000 people (2005). The new municipality belongs to the new Region of Southern Denmark.
Notable people
- Johannes Gelert (1852 in Nybøl – 1923) a Danish-born sculptor, who emigrated to the United States in 1887
- Otto Gelert (1862 in Nybøl on Sundeved peninsula – 1899) a Danish pharmacist and botanist, who specialized in plant floristics and systematics
External links
References
- ^ "Kommunefakta". KMD (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Danmarkskort". Eniro Danmark A/S (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.