Aabenraa County

Aabenraa Office, spelling and Aabenraa Office in accordance with the spelling Aabenraa or Aabenraa, until 1932 was a District ( amtskreds ) in Denmark. As a political district ( amtsrådskreds ) he preserved its independence until 1970.

Aabenraa office consisted of three Harden (Danish: Herred ):

• Lundtoft
• Rise
• Sønder - Rangstrup

History

The Office Apenrade constituted in the Middle Ages as Lehnsdistrikt to the sovereign Brundlund castle near the town of Aabenraa Fjord. Until then, most of the territory had belonged to Ellumsyssel, namely the Ries Harde, the Birk Warnitz and ( in 1850 by the Office Tønder assigned ) Lundtoftharde while the Süderrangstrupharde had belonged to Barwittsyssel. In the division of lands, 1544, the office was at Gottorp, where it remained until 1713. After that it was a royal office which until 1850 had the same bailiff with the small office Løgumkloster. As of 1850, the Lundtoftharde and all of property in the area for Office, the official man now the offices Sonderburg and Norburg managed.

After the War of Schleswig in 1864 was - and thus the Office Aabenraa - from Prussia and Austria occupied and annexed by Prussia in 1867. The office was then converted to the Prussian district of Aabenraa.

After the majority of the population had voted in North Schleswig on February 10, 1920 in the referendum in Denmark, the district was ceded to Denmark on June 15. It was formed from the circle and the majority of the administrative district construction and the rural community Fröslee the circle Flensburg- country Aabenraa the office.

1932 were summarized Aabenraa Office and neighboring Sønderborg office to 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 combined and placed under a common head office. With the Danish municipal reform to April 1, 1970 both official circles Council Office went on in the new South Jutland. Office of the following municipalities in South Jutland Official formed: In this common from the parishes ( Danish: Sogn ):

• Bov ( from the parishes Bov and Holbøl )
• Gråsten ( from the parishes Rinkenæs and Kværs and the 1957 united community Gråsten - Adsbøl )
• Lundtoft ( from the parishes Kliplev, Felsted and Varnæs )
• Løgumkloster ( among others from the parish Bedsted )
• Rødekro ( from the parishes Egvad, Hellevad, Hjordkær, Øster Løgum and the largest part of Rise )
• Tinglev (including from the parishes Bjolderup and Uge )
• Aabenraa ( from the parishes of Aabenraa, Løjt, Ensted and the rest of the Rise Sogn )