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Sønderborg

Northern Europe

Sonderborg is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark and the main town and administrative seat of Sonderborg Municipality. The town has a population of 28,564 within a municipality of 74,123, serves as a center for trade, tourism, industry and education in the region, hosts the headquarters of several industrial companies, and joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.

Facts
Population
28,564 1
Area (sq km)
13.4 2
Founding Year
1256 3
Elevation (m)
17 2
Latitude
54.911389 degrees north 2
Longitude
9.786667 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Sønderborg (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The town has a population of 28,564 (1 January 2026), in a municipality of 74,123.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Sønderborg (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 54.911389, longitude 9.786667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 17 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 13.4 sq km
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3. Sønderborg (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1256' on 'Sønderborg'View the Source
4. GeoNames: Sønderborg - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2613102
    54.90896 9.78917 P PPLA2 DK 21 540 27766 15 Europe/Copenhagen
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 15 m
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 54.75, 9.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 54.75, 9.75
54.75 9.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Sønderborg
Wikidata Q21179, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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