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Sonderborg..the city of Science on both sides of the Straits
Ihab Salim-independent journalist-Sandviken-Sweden-26/11/2008-Iraqi News Agency-Video production:
Sønderborg is a municipality (Danish kommune) in Region Syddanmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of 496,57 km² (192 sq. miles), and has a total population of 76,236 (as of 2008). Its mayor is Jan Prokopek Jensen, a member of the Socialdemokraterne political party.
The site of its municipal council is the town of Sønderborg, which covers most of the area of the municipality.
The municipality is split into two sections separated by Als Fjord, the waterway which separates the island of Als from the Jutland mainland.
The town of Sønderborg lies on both sides of Als Fjord,the narrow strait between these two sides is called Als Strait (Alssund). Two road bridges connect the city across the strait: the 682-meter Als Strait Bridge (Alssundbro), built in 1978-1981; and the 331-meter King Christian X's Bridge (Kong Christian Xs Bro), built in 1925-1930.
The town of Sønderborg:
The town of Sønderborg (German name Sonderburg) is home to Sønderborg Castle (Sønderborg Slot) and Sandbjerg Estate (Sandbjerg Gods, Sundeved) near Sønderborg. Sønderborg castle is in the centre of the town, and houses a museum focusing on the history and culture of the area. The museum is open all year. Sandbjerg Estate, which had belonged for many years to the Dukes of Sønderborg, and then to the Reventlow family, was donated to Aarhus University in 1954. In addition Sønderborg has a castle-like barracks built by the german military in 1906, placed centrally by Als Fjord, opposite Alsion,Today the barracks is the home the danish army NCO school.
The old part of Sønderborg is on the island of Als, but some of its western suburbs have spread onto the mainland of Jutland into what had been the interior of the fort of Dybbøl.
History
Beginning in 1864, Sønderborg had been part of Prussia, and as such, was part of the North German Confederation, and from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire. In the 1920 Schleswig Plebiscite that brought Northern Schleswig to Denmark, 56.9% of Sønderborg's inhabitants voted for remaining part of Germany, and 43.8% voted for the cession to Denmark.
University of Southern Denmark (University of Sonderborg):
Is one part of the University of Southern Denmark containing Technology Section of Science (civil) and Innovation, business, business, language, culture, business and courses of study for master's degrees in engineering,human Sciences and European Studies and cooling, information technology and product design in addition to the engineering, such as mechanics, electronics and software.
Author: Iraqinewsagency
Keywords: Sonderborg..the city of Science on both sides the Straits denmark danmark
Added: November 25, 2008
A day trip to Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn (originally named Fladstrand) is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbour".
Author: nnabiollahi
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Added: October 26, 2008
The Best of Sweden - LÖDDEKÖPINGE
LÖDDEKÖPINGE is an agglomeration of Kävlinge municipality in Ontario. After Kävlinge is Löddeköpinge municipality's largest city.
Löddeköpinge is an old venue with ancestry from the Viking Age. By society runs on Lödde considered to have such fine fish compared to recreational fishermen come here from all over Sweden and Denmark and Germany.
In the eastern part of Löddeköpinge (near Church) is an archaeological theme park in the name of VIKING TIMES. Viking times has the objective to "tell the true story of the Vikings and keeping the story alive by offering a live experience" by having exhibitions, construct Viking buildings, hold seminars and annually in late summer to organize a Viking market. The site can be visited all year. No entry.
In Viking times parking facility arranged in the summer of an engine hit. Every Tuesday throughout the summer, the hundreds of cars, motorcycles, airplanes, gengaslasfordon and other vehicles there to be presented for visitors. Admission is free and in fine summer evenings collected thousands of enthusiasts and visitors.
In the vicinity of the church is also an old windmill, Fredwicksfeldtska Möllan, recently renovated and given new wings. Möllan is one of the nine mills that existed along Lödde on in the 1940s and Malde grain during the Second World War.
http://www.vikingatider.se/
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Author: SwedenTouristTV
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Added: October 17, 2008
Esbjerg Kommune - Sun Identity Manager
Irene Sandager from Esbjerg Municipality in Denmark talks about the successful implementation of Sun Identity Manager.
Author: DaniSoha
Keywords: DS484 Sun Identity Manager Esbjerg Kommune Brugeradministration Compliance Digital Signatur Borger.dk
Added: September 25, 2008
Thisted Municipality a climate friendly region part2
Thisted Municipality is a copybook example of local drive and initiative. Thats why it is also the cleanest municipality in Denmark.
Over 100 per cent of power consumption and more than 80 per cent of heat consumption is catered for without the use of fossil fuels.
The renewable energy comes from sun, wind, geothermal power and biomass. So success is the result of versatility and an intelligent use of already existing technologies.
In 2007, Thisted Municipality was awarded the European Solar Prize for its work on utilising renewable energy.
Author: climatethisted
Keywords: Jacqueline McGlade Jeremy Rifkin climate klima clean technology Thisted Municipality friendly region leading municipalit
Added: September 24, 2008
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