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30-493: The county was formed on 1 April 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa (E), Haderslev (N), Sønderborg (SE), and Tønder (SW). The county was abolished effective 1 January 2007, when the Region of Southern Denmark was formed. Following the reunification of the region with Denmark, the Church of Denmark elevated Haderslev to a diocese in 1923 and divided the region between

60-820: A Danish fief under the Kings of Denmark. Denmark lost the Duchy of Schleswig , as well as the German Duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg , to Prussia and Austria in 1864 in the Second War of Schleswig . Following Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War (1866), all three provinces were annexed to Prussia. After the October Revolution in Russia, Workers' and Soldiers' Councils were organized all over Germany following

90-410: A lesser and a greater version. The state coat of arms ( rigsvåben ) consists of three pale blue lions passant wearing crowns , accompanied by nine red lilypads (normally represented as heraldic hearts ), all in a golden shield with the royal crown on top. The national coat of arms of Denmark ( nationalvåben — also called lille våben ) is similar to the state coat of arms, but without

120-593: A mantle gules doubled ermine crowned with a royal crown and tied up with tasseled strings Or. The royal coat of arms has since around 1960 been reserved exclusively for use by the monarch, the royal family , the Royal Guards and the royal court according to royal decree. A select number of purveyors to the Danish royal family are also allowed to use the royal insignia. In late medieval heraldry, coats of arms that used to be associated with noble families became attached to

150-461: A royal decree of 1972 still specifies these figures as søblade ("lake leaves"). The current design was adopted in 1819 during the reign of King Frederick VI who fixed the number of hearts to nine and decreed that the heraldic beasts were lions, consequently facing forward. A rare version exists from the reign of king Eric of Pomerania in which the three lions jointly hold the Danish banner , in

180-614: A similar fashion as in the coat of arms of the former South Jutland County . Until c.  1960 , Denmark used both a "small" and a "large" coat of arms, similar to the system still used in Sweden . The latter symbol held wide use within the government administration, e.g., by the Foreign Ministry . Since this time, the latter symbol has been classified as the coat of arms of the royal family, leaving Denmark with only one national coat of arms, used for all official purposes. The crown on

210-520: A symbol of the former Kalmar Union . The silver ram on blue represents the Faroe Islands and the similarly coloured polar bear represents Greenland . The centre escutcheon , two red bars on a golden shield, represents the House of Oldenburg , the former royal dynasty that ruled Denmark and Norway from the middle of the fifteenth century. When the senior branch of this dynasty became extinct in 1863,

240-453: Is almost identical to the coat of arms of Estonia and the greater coat of arms of Tallinn which can both be traced directly back to King Valdemar II and the Danish rule in northern Estonia in 1219–1346. The main differences are as follows: In the Danish coat of arms the lions are crowned, face forward, and accompanied by nine hearts. In the Estonian coat of arms, the "leopards" still face

270-537: Is derived from the national coat of arms of Denmark . The inspiration for the Dannebrog pennant was a 13th-century seal used by Erik Abelsøn , Duke of Schleswig . 55°02′40″N 9°24′52″E  /  55.04444°N 9.41444°E  / 55.04444; 9.41444 Aabenraa County Aabenraa County ( Danish : Åbenrå Amt, former spelling: Aabenraa Amt ) is a former province in Denmark , located on

300-641: Is no historical census, it is estimated that the percentage of ethnic Germans in Northern Schleswig was less than the 25% that had voted for remaining in Germany. From 1920 to 1939, Johannes Schmidt-Vodder was elected as the sole ethnic German representative in the Danish Parliament with consistently 13 to 15% of the North Schleswig votes, providing an indication of the actual percentage of ethnic Germans in

330-499: Is quartered by a silver cross fimbriated in red, derived from the Danish flag , the Dannebrog . The first and fourth quarters represent Denmark by three crowned lions passant accompanied by nine hearts; the second quarter contains two lions passant representing Schleswig , a former Danish province now divided between Denmark and Germany; the third quarter contains a total of three symbols. The Three Crowns are officially interpreted as

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360-437: The royal crown above the shield. It is historically the coat of arms of the House of Estridsen , the dynasty which provided the kings of Denmark between 1047 and 1412. The current design was introduced in 1819, under Frederick VI . Previously, there had been no distinction between the "national" and the "royal" coat of arms. Since 1819, there has been a more complex royal coat of arms of Denmark ( kongevåben ) separate from

390-577: The German transfers of territory after World War I that the Nazis did not dispute. A small ethnic German minority still lives in South Jutland county, predominantly in and near the towns of Tønder and Aabenraa ( German : Tondern and Apenrade ). A relatively larger Dane minority lives in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As reconstituted in 1970, South Jutland County had slightly different borders to

420-718: The Kalmar Union), in dexter base a ram passant argent armed and unguled Or (for the Faroe Islands), in sinister base a polar bear rampant argent (for Greenland). Overall an escutcheon Or two bars gules (for Oldenburg) the whole surrounded by the Collars of the Order of the Dannebrog and the Order of the Elephant. Supporters two woodwoses armed with clubs Proper standing on a pedestal. All surrounded by

450-429: The area gained from Germany in 1920: the towns of Hejle, Taps and Vejstrup (which were Danish throughout the period 1864 to 1920) were included in its jurisdiction, whereas Spandet, Roager and Hviding (German from 1864 to 1920) were included in the neighbouring 1970–2006 county of Ribe . The coat of arms of South Jutland County was designed in 1980 and is derived from the historic coat of arms of Schleswig which in turn

480-549: The crown passed to Prince Christian of the cadet branch Glücksburg , whose descendants have reigned in Denmark ever since. The House of Glücksburg continues the use of the arms of the old Oldenburg dynasty, and the symbol is still officially referred to by its old association. Two woodwoses ( vildmænd ) act as supporters ; this element can be traced back to the early reign of the Oldenburg dynasty. Similar supporters were used in

510-479: The dioceses of Ribe (W) and Haderslev (E). This arrangement remains in effect. South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish : Nordslesvig , German : Nordschleswig ). The name refers specifically to the southernmost 50 kilometers (31 mi) of the Danish part of the Jutland Peninsula that formerly belonged to the former Duchy of Schleswig ( Danish : Slesvig or Sønderjylland ),

540-583: The east-central region of Southern Jutland . Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites . It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County . Aabenraa County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian Kreis Apenrade combined with the larger part of Bov Parish and Frøslev municipality ( Handewitt / Hanved Parish). Both were transferred from Kreis Flensburg with

570-504: The end of the personal union of Denmark and Norway . The current version of the arms, established by royal decree 5 July 1972, is greatly simplified from the previous version which contained seven additional sub-coats representing five territories formerly ruled by the Danish kings and two medieval titles: Holstein , Stormarn , Dithmarschen , Lauenburg , Delmenhorst , and King of the Wends and Goths . A crowned silver stockfish on red

600-724: The establishment of the current Danish-German border. Aabenraa County and Sønderborg County merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County. Aabenraa-Sønderborg County was dissolved in the 1970 administrative reform and the former Aabenraa County became seven new municipalities belonging to South Jutland County: This article incorporates material from the corresponding article on the Danish Misplaced Pages, accessed 30 April 2007. 55°02′57″N 9°24′15″E  /  55.049269°N 9.404297°E  / 55.049269; 9.404297 Coat of arms of Denmark The coat of arms of Denmark ( Danish : Danmarks rigsvåben ) has

630-770: The example of soviets in revolutionary Russia. South Jutland was part of Germany until 1920 and such councils were established in several towns. In most places there was very little unrest or revolutionary activities and the councils helped to maintain calm and order. Following the defeat of Germany in World War I , the Allied powers organised two plebiscites in Northern and Central Schleswig on 10 February and 14 March 1920, respectively. In Northern Schleswig 75% voted for reunification with Denmark and 25% for remaining in Germany . Though there

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660-678: The former arms of Prussia . The shield features the insignias of the Order of the Dannebrog and the Order of the Elephant around it. The shield and supporters are framed by a royal ermine robe , surmounted by a royal crown. A blazon in heraldic terms is: A shield quartered by a cross argent fimbriated gules, first and fourth quarter Or, three lions passant in pale azure crowned and armed Or langued gules, nine hearts gules (for Denmark); second quarter Or, two lions passant in pale azure armed Or langued gules (for Schleswig); third quarter azure, party per fess, in base per pale; in chief three crowns Or (for

690-401: The inspiration for the coat of arms of the former Duchy of Schleswig , a former Danish province (two blue lions in a golden shield). The hearts of the coat of arms also appear in the coat of arms of the German district of Lüneburg . The royal coat of arms is more complex. The current version was established by royal decree 5 July 1972. It is much simpler than previous versions. The shield

720-400: The national coat of arms ( rigsvåben ). The oldest known depiction of the insignia dates from a seal used by King Canute VI c.  1194 . The oldest documentation for the colours dates from c.  1270 . Historically, the lions faced the viewer and the number of hearts was not regulated and could be much higher. The "heart" shapes originally represented waterlily pads;

750-400: The region. In Central Schleswig the situation was reversed with 80% voting for Germany and 20% for Denmark . No vote ever took place in the southern third of Schleswig, as the result was considered a foregone conclusion. Today, they both form a part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein . On 15 June 1920, Northern Schleswig was officially reunited with Denmark . It is the only one of

780-627: The shield is a heraldic construction based on the crown of King Christian V , not to be confused with the crown of King Christian IV . The main difference from the real crown is that the latter is covered with table cut ( taffelsten ) diamonds rather than pearls. Both crowns, and other royal insignia, are located in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen . The blazon in heraldic terms is: Or, three lions passant in pale azure crowned and armed Or langued gules, nine hearts Gules. This insignia

810-409: The territories that had been ruled by these families, and coats of arms used by individual rulers were composed of the coats of arms of the territories they ruled. In the case of Denmark, the coat of arms of the House of Estridsen with the extinction of the dynasty became the "coat of arms of Denmark". Olaf II of Denmark (and IV of Norway) succeeded his maternal grandfather Valdemar IV in 1376. He

840-476: The viewer, they are not crowned, and no hearts are present. The coat of arms of Tallinn resembles the Estonian arms, but the leopards in the former arms are crowned with golden crowns similar to the ones in the Danish arms. It shows great similarities with the contemporary insignia of England's Richard the Lionheart and the current arms of the German state of Baden-Württemberg . The Danish coat of arms has also been

870-503: Was formerly included to represent Iceland , but due to Icelandic opposition, this symbol was replaced in 1903 by a silver falcon on blue. The falcon was in turn removed from the royal arms in 1948 following the death of King Christian X in 1947 and reflecting the 1944 breakup of the Dano-Icelandic union. The following list is based on research by Danish heraldist Erling Svane. Danish names are shown in brackets. Various versions of

900-491: Was the first king to rule Norway and Denmark in personal union. Olaf on his seal still displayed the Estridsen (for Denmark) and Sverre (for Norway) coats of arms in two separate shields. The custom of dividing the field arises with Eric of Pomerania at the end of the 14th century. The modern "royal coat of arms of Denmark" is the continuation of this tradition of the Danish monarch using his or her personal coat of arms after

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