Geography. The Region of Southern Denmark is the westernmost of the Danish administrative regions (Region Zealand being the southernmost).. It consists of the former counties of Funen, Ribe and South Jutland, adding ten municipalities from the former Vejle County.The territories formerly belonging to Vejle County consist of the new municipalities of Fredericia (unchanged …

Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway.. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and consolidated his rule over most of Jutland and Zealand.

Southern Schleswig (German: Südschleswig or Landesteil Schleswig, Danish: Sydslesvig; North Frisian: Söödslaswik) is the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig in Germany on the Jutland Peninsula.The geographical area today covers the large area between the Eider river in the south and the Flensburg Fjord in the north, where it borders Denmark.

During the Weichselian glaciation, almost all of Scandinavia was buried beneath a thick permanent sheet of ice and the Stone Age was delayed in this region.Some valleys close to the watershed were indeed ice-free around 30 000 years B.P. Coastal areas were ice-free several times between 75 000 and 30 000 years B.P. and the final expansion towards the late …

The Three-fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population. This count would determine the number of seats in the House of Representatives and how much each state would pay in taxes. The compromise counted three-fifths of each state's slave …

The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 32 square miles (83 km 2); Saint John (Danish: St. Jan) with 19 square miles (49 km 2); and Saint Croix with 84 square miles (220 km 2).The islands have belonged to the United States since they were …

The Southern Cross or Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere, is depicted on flags and coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities. This star constellation is visible mostly in the southern hemisphere and it therefore symbolises the southern location of its users. The term Southern Cross can also refer to the blue saltire as used in various flags of the ...

Sønderborg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsønɐˌpɒˀ]; German: Sonderburg [ˈzɔndɐbɔʁk] ()) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark.It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,702 (1 January 2021), in a municipality of 74,561. In recent times, Sønderborg is a center for trade, tourism, industry, and ...

Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn.At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, …

The flag of Denmark, the Dannebrog, is attested in 1478, and is the oldest national flag still in use.It inspired the cross design of the other Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and regional Scandinavian flags for the Faroe Islands, Åland, Scania and Bornholm, as well as flags for the non-Scandinavian Shetland and Orkney.; The flag of the Netherlands is the oldest …