Tinglev (german: Tingleff) is a

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with a population of 2,731 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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in Aabenraa Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the

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peninsula in south

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. Tinglev is a base for

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institutions in Southern Jutland, the minority

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receiving 18.0% of the town's vote in the municipal elections of 2021.Kmdvalg.dk. ''Kommunalvalg 2021; Afstemningsområde Tinglev''
/ref> From 1866 until 1920, Tinglev was part of the

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n Province of Schleswig-Holstein, and formed a part of

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. Notable figures born there include Hjalmar Schacht, a

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economist who introduced a wide variety of schemes in

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before and during The Third Reich in order to tackle the effects that the

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had on that country, and was a key player in

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's economic steps towards re-armament.

Tinglev Municipality

Until 1 January 2007, Tinglev was also a municipality (

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: '' kommune'') in the former South Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of , and has a total population of 10,148 (2005). Its last mayor was Susanne Beier, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)

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. The

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was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing

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es: * Bjolderup Parish * Burkal Parish * Bylderup Parish * Ravsted Parish * Tinglev Parish * Uge Parish
Tinglev

ceased to exist as the result of the ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bov,

Lundtoft Until 1 January 2007 Lundtoft was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 137 km2, and had a total population of 6,184 (200 ...

Rødekro Rødekro (german: Rothenkrug) is a railway town with a population of 5,950 (1 January 2022),Aabenraa municipalities to form the new Aabenraa Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 60,151 (2005).

Notable people

* Hjalmar Schacht (1877 in Tingleff – 1970) a German economist, banker and German politician *

Jane Schumacher Jane Schumacher (born 27 August 1988) is a Danish former team handball player. She played for the club OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball in France as well as a number of Danish clubs throughout her career. She also featured on the Danish national te ...

(born 1988 in Tinglev) a Danish team handball player *

Line Vedel Hansen Line Vedel Hansen (born 4 March 1989) is a Danish professional golfer. Amateur career Vedel Hansen started playing golf at Haderslev Golfklub as a nine year old, as her parents had a house adjoining the golf course. She was girl club champion 2 ...

(born 1989) a Danish professional golfer, lives in Tinglev

References

External links

Aabenraa municipality's official website -

Aabenraa tourist offic -

Municipal statistics - NetBorger Kommunefakta -

Municipal statistics - KMD aka Kommunedata

Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Aabenraa Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub