Haderslev

Haderslev

*Hadersleben* (German)
Haderslev Hadersleben (German)
Town
	Haderslev Cathedral seen from the inner pond
	Coat of arms
	Haderslev Haderslev (lower left) is southeast of Esbjerg and north of Sønderborg, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula. Haderslev Haderslev (Region of Southern Denmark)
	Coordinates: 55°14′34″N 9°31′30″E / 55.24278°N 9.52500°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Municipality	Haderslev
First documented	1050
Government
• Mayor	Hans Peter Geil
Area
• Urban	12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2024)
• Urban	22,277
• Urban density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
• Gender	10,822 males and 11,455 females
Demonym	Haderslever
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6100
Area code	(+45) 7
Native languages	Danish
Website	www.haderslev.dk

Haderslev (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhæðˀɐˌsle̝w]; German: Hadersleben [ˈhaːdɐsleːbm̩] ^ⓘ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,277 (1 January 2024).^[2] It is the main town and the administrative seat of Haderslev Municipality and is situated in the eastern part of Southern Jutland. Haderslev is home of Sønderjyske, which is an association football team that plays in the Danish Superliga since 2008. The town is named after King Hader.^[4]

^ S. Madsen, Lennart (4 February 2012). "HADERSLEV BYS HISTORIE". museum-sonderjylland.dk/ (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ Olrik, Axel (1894). Kilderne til Sakses oldhistorie: en literaturhistorisk undersøgelse [The sources of Saxo's ancient history: a literature-historical study] (in Danish). Gad. Retrieved 5 January 2020.