Sønderborg
Sønderborg is a walkable Danish town on the island of Als, near the Danish-German border, with a centre full of cafés and restaurants and water close at hand. The town grew up around Sønderborg Castle, established shortly before 1200, and carries a layered history shaped by the Prussian bombardment of 1864 — which destroyed or damaged more than 80 percent of its buildings — and the region's transfer between Denmark and Germany before reunification in 1920. It is also home to the Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra and a campus of the University of Southern Denmark.
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- Population27,766
- Nearest water from center 2.2 km1.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.7 mi
Nearest airports
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Sønderborg: quick answers
Where is Sønderborg?
Sønderborg is in Denmark, about 26 km16 miles in a straight line from Flensburg.
How do you get to Sønderborg?
The nearest airport is Sønderborg (SGD), about 14 min away by road. The nearest train station is Tinglev, about 32 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sønderborg?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is August, with about 84 mm3.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sønderborg?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 19 restaurants, 14 cafés and 6 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.