South Jutland County

South Jutland County

*Sønderjyllands Amt* (Danish)
Northern Schleswig
South Jutland County Sønderjyllands Amt (Danish) Northern Schleswig
Amt
	Coat of arms
	South Jutland County in Denmark
Established	1 April 1970
Abolished	1 January 2007
County seat	Aabenraa
Municipalities	24 Aabenraa; Augustenborg; Bredebro; Broager; Bov; Fanø; Christiansfeld; Gram; Gråsten; Haderslev; Højer; Lundtoft; Løgumkloster; Nordborg; Nørre-Rangstrup; Rødding; Rødekro; Skærbæk; Sundeved; Sønderborg; Sydals; Tinglev; Tønder; Vojens;
Area
• Total	3,938 km2 (1,520 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	252,433
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
IM amt	1050
ISO 3166 code	3166-1
Successor	Region of Southern Denmark

South Jutland County (Danish: Sønderjyllands Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark.

The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa (E), Haderslev (N), Sønderborg (SE), and Tønder (SW). The county was abolished effective 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was formed.

Following the reunification of the region with Denmark, the Church of Denmark elevated Haderslev to a diocese in 1923^[2] and divided the region between the dioceses of Ribe (W) and Haderslev (E). This arrangement remains in effect.

^ "Sønderjyllands Amt". digdag.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Biskopper over Haderslev Stift Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Sønderjyllands Amt". digdag.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[2] Biskopper over Haderslev Stift Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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