Aabenraa
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Town | |
 Aabenraa in mid-July 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Aabenraa Location in Denmark .svg) Aabenraa Aabenraa (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°2′40″N 9°25′5″E / 55.04444°N 9.41806°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 16,505 |
| • Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| • Gender [2] | 7,947 males and 8,558 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6200 Aabenraa |
| Website | www |
Aabenraa (Danish pronunciation: [ɔːpm̩ˈʁɔˀ]; German: Apenrade, pronounced [apn̩ˈʁaːdə] ; South Jutlandic: Affenråe, also known as Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of the Denmark–Germany border and 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of German town of Flensburg. It was the seat of Sønderjyllands Amt (South Jutland County)[3] until 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. With a population of 16,505 (1 January 2024),[1] Aabenraa is the largest town and the seat of the Aabenraa Municipality.
The name Aabenraa originally meant "open beach" (Danish: åben strand).
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Åbenrå". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 26. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.