Top 10: Reunification between Denmark and Sønderjylland

Wherever you go in Sønderjylland you can find traces of the Reunification. We have chosen 10 subjects that are all related to the time prior to the Reunification, around it and after 1920.

Stock photo of the reunification festival at Dybbøl Banke in 1920

Photo: Museum Sønderjylland

Photo: Aabenraa Tourist

Genforeningsparken Aabenraa

The Reunification Park at Folkehjem in Aabenraa opened on 15 June 2016, on the 100th anniversary of South Jutland's Reunification with Denmark.

Photo: Raul Hirian

Skomagerhus border crossing

You will find Skomagerhus border crossing on the outskirts of Kollund forest, where Krusåen has its outlet in Flensburg Fjord. The border crossing was established after the reunification in 1920 and it is also at this crossing that you can find border stone 1.

Photo: Destination Sønderjylland

A border with challenges

Deciding on the path of the border between Germany and Denmark in 1920 wasn’t always easy as Sønderjylland became Danish once more.

Photo: Comwell Hotels

Sønderborg Castle

At Sønderborg Castle you can learn about the region’s fascinating past, as well as enjoying the castle’s many attractive features.

Photo: Rømø-Tønder Turistbureau© Zeppelin og Garnisonsmuseum Tønder

Zeppelin and Garnison Museum - Tønder

During the forst world war the Germans established a large and very important airship base in the north of Tønder. Today there is small museum telling the history with pictures, documents, objects and army tanks.