Gråsten ( Danish pronunciation: [kʁɔˈste̝ˀn] ; German : Gravenstein ) is a town with a population of 4,336 (1 January 2024) on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark by the Nybøl Nor at an inlet of the Flensburg Fjord . It belongs to the Sønderborg municipality in Region of Southern Denmark . The town is located almost exactly at the center of a triangle defined by the towns of Aabenraa , Flensburg and Sønderborg Castle ( Sønderborg Slot ).
3-582: The Egernsund Bridge , which crosses the Egern Strait, connects Gråsten with the town of Egernsund . Gråsten is served by Gråsten railway station, located on the Sønderborg railway line . The Gravenstein apple originates from the town. Until 1 January 2007 Gråsten was the seat of the former Gråsten municipality ( Danish , kommune ) in South Jutland County , covering an area of 57 km, and with
6-478: A total population of 7,256 (2005). Its last mayor was Bendt Olesen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party . The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following parishes : Gråsten, Kværs, Rinkenæs, and Adsbøl. Gråsten municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) . It
9-414: Was combined with Augustenborg , Broager , Nordborg , Sundeved , Sydals , and Sønderborg municipalities to form the new Sønderborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 499 km and a total population of 49,886 (2005). The Danish royal family has their summer residence, Gråsten Palace , in the town Egernsund Bridge Egernsund Bridge ( Danish : Egernsundbroen )
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