Sønderborg County
Sønderborg Office ( named after the town of Sønderborg ) was from 1920 to 1932 an administrative district in Denmark.
As Northern Schleswig was ceded to Denmark in 1920, grew out of the Prussian district of Sønderborg Sønderborg office. It consisted of three Harden (Danish Herred ):
- As Nørre
- As Sønder
- Nybøl
Chief Administrator was throughout the period Christian Ludvig Lundbye ( 1873-1947 ). During the preparation of the referendum in Schleswig in 1920 he had been Denmark's representative at the International Commission (CIS ) in Flensburg. In 1931 he moved to the post of pin bailiff in Haderslev.
As early as 1932 were summarized Sønderborg Office and the adjacent office to Aabenraa Aabenraa - Sønderborg office. In this case, both official circles retained their function as a political entity ( amtsrådskreds ) by two separate official representative assemblies remained. Administratively, however, they were grouped under a common head office.
History
The Office goes back to sovereign castles in the Duchy of Schleswig. The castle districts were subject to many changes. 1564 Offices Sonderburg and Norburg were lifted when Johann the Younger explained his partitioned rule. The clear property was divided into the following generations and lent among others the Oldenburg branch line Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg his name. With the extinction of the various lines of the ministerial structure was gradually restored. From 1667 Sonderburg included only as Sønder Herred (see map below ). An extension with Nybøl Herred took place in 1779. As Nørre Herred ( with spots Nordborg ) formed until 1864 together with Ærø Herred ( with Købstad Ærøskøbing ) the Nordborg office. 1852 returned the confiscated estates of the Dukes Augustenburger.
The Office Sønderborg has a very complicated history, which can be explained among other things by the geographical location. In Erdbuch of King Valdemar II of 1231, the western, continental part of the circle was later mentioned as part of the Ellumsyssel and in the list of associated Harden Sundewitt (but without additional Harde ) called. This included the parish Warnitz, which was soon separated and was laid for future office Aabenraa. The island of Als in turn was enumerated outside the Hardes and Sysseleinteilung as a separate island.
From the 14th century developed around the sovereign castles in the Duchy of Schleswig, the offices, which henceforth constituted the main administrative districts. Two of these castles were on Als. The Norburg castle became the center of the northern half of the island, while the castle from Sonderborg Südalsen and Sundewitt dominated. The eastern neighbor Ærø came under the influence Norburgs.
In the first three national divisions in Schleswig and Holstein in 1490, 1523 and 1544 offices Norburg and Sonderburg remained regal. The next division in 1564, however, should be a key event in the history of the area. King Frederick II had his younger brother Johann the Younger ( so named in comparison to his uncle John the Elder, who at that time resided as the Duke in Haderslev ) trigger. Since the stands refused the homage of another sovereign. received this status as Lord of divided. The offices Sonderburg and Norburg Henceforth out as a great Gutsbezirk ( and Plön in Holstein). Duke John bought all private nobility goods in the district and put a lot of pawn locations down to summarize the lands to large Gutslehen. In fact, this policy brought him financial success. In 1581 he received from the estate of his deceased childless uncle Johann the Elder nor the possession of the male monastery near Flensburg, where he established his new residence Glücksburg.
After John's death in 1622, the partitioned duchy was divided into five units even smaller, namely the duchies of Sonderburg (only Südalsen ) Norburg (only Nordalsen ), Glücksburg ( Sundewitt and possessions south of the Flensburg Fjord ), Ærø (the island of the same name ) and Plön ( the Holstein possessions ). After the early death of the local Duke Ærø 1633 four shared between the brothers first. 1667 was the Sonderburger parent company in bankruptcy, and the king drew in his possession, so that the Office Sonderburg rose again. However, should follow two lines of this house later as dukes of Augustenburg or as Glücksburg younger line (see Christian IX. ) Gain in the 19th century again great political significance. 1669 followed the collapse of the Norburger line which was soon taken over by Plon, other divisions in 1729 but finally disappeared, which, as the kingly office Norburg rose again. Ærø was 1749 completely in the royal hand, Plön in 1761. Only the older Glücksburger line lasted until 1779, then also the Sundewitt with the exception of certain self- estate districts, however, came back to the office Sonderburg, the south of the fjord situated part with Glücksburg to the Office Flensburg.
While the Office Norburg was somewhat rounded with Nordalsen and Ærø, the Office Sønderborg 1764 already lost a large part of alsischen possessions by way of sale to the Duke of Augustenburg that led these as separate goods district. It was not until 1852, after Duke Christian August had placed himself in the civil war against the king, the property was confiscated and again placed under the Office Sønderborg. Although the offices Norburg and Sonderburg long time a common bailiff had ( from 1850 onwards in addition together with Aabenraa ), they remained until 1867 independent authorities. Ærø came in 1864 to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Just three years after the conquest of Schleswig by Prussia, where the decisive battles of chaff (18 April 1864) and Arnkiel (transition to Als on June 29, 1864) were conducted in the field of the Office Sønderborg and the future county town was heavily destroyed, formed the Prussian administration the unitary circle Sonderborg. Although a merger with Apenrade more of a Prussian standards appropriate unit would have created, Reserve left to the circle Sonderburg the autonomy - not least in order to better maintain the local strong Danish movement under control.
In the referendum on the state's membership in 1920, the entire district area for first zone, the majority voted for connection to Denmark was one. Especially on Als voted in many places 90 % of the population Danish, while the strong growth in the previous years, county seat majority voted German. The circle Sonderburg continued from June 15, 1920 continued as an official Sonderburg, but was made in 1932 with the neighboring office Apenrade under common management.
Subsequent administrative units
With the municipal reform of April 1, 1970, the area became part of the new South Jutland office. At the same time the following municipalities emerged (on the map in green tones highlighted):
- August Borg
- Broager
- Nordborg
- Sundeved
- Sydals
- Sønderborg