Årø (Denmark)

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Aarø (Danish ø = island, German Aarö ) is a Danish island located in the Little Belt and is separated by the 750 m wide Årøsund by the Danish mainland. On the four- kilometer-long and three kilometers wide island live 157 inhabitants (1 January 2013).

Aarø (not to be confused with the Danish island Ærø ) is part of the Association of Danish small islands. The island lives mainly from tourism, the eastern peninsula Aarø Kalv is an important nature reserve. On Aarø is a small wine -growing region ( Aarø Vingård ) because the climate in the Danish South Sea is very mild and therefore suitable for viticulture. In the corresponding dia - Butikken (Island Shop ) are sold, for example, cider, vinegar, jam and beer from other Danish islands such Lilleø, Strynø, Avernakø, Fejø and fur. Also located on the island of a farm with Galloway cattle and a campsite.

History

In the Middle Ages the small island came into the possession of the Bishop of Schleswig. To the parish residents, however, were in the parish municipality (Danish: Sogn ) Øsby Sogn ( German Oesby ). After the abolition of the Catholic Diocese of Schleswig to 1540, the episcopal possessions were summarized for secular office Schwabstedt. Since the other parts of the same were widely scattered in the Duchy of Schleswig, it was difficult to manage. Only in 1702 it was repealed and Aarø was again the administration and jurisdiction of the Harde Haderslev Haderslev Herred in subordinated Office ( German Hadersleben ), which was also in the rest of the Øsby Sogn. Since about Haderslev and the ferry port Årøsund opposite the island and across to Assen was a main postal communication Aarø was relatively well connected. Meanwhile, there are plans to replace the ferry by a pontoon bridge.

The German - Danish War of 1864 led to the cession of the Danish fief Duchy of Schleswig and in personal union ruled by the Danish king duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg from the Danish monarchy. In 1867 they were finally to a Prussian province. Aarø belonged to the newly created circuit Hadersleben as independent rural community. 1905 was obtained even has its own small church, however, remained an annex to Oesby. The ferry port Årøsund on the other side of the sound received in 1900 following the Haderslebener circular path, which Aarø also been increasingly interesting for tourists. Following the referendum of 1920, was incorporated as North Schleswig into the Kingdom of Denmark, Haderslev Haderslev Herred and were set up office again. With the Danish municipal reform 1970 Øsby Sogn part of the municipality Haderslev in South Jutland office, which merged again with the next municipal reform of 2007 in the enlarged Haderslev municipality in the region Syddanmark.

The ferry port Årøsund 1999 was the venue for the Gold Cup, an unofficial world championship of Folkeboot class in sailing.