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Møgeltønder Alley
Møgeltønder () is a small town in Denmark, located in Møgeltønder Parish, Tønder Municipality, in the southwestern corner of the Danish peninsula of Jutland 5 kilometres north of the Danish-German border and 4 kilometres west of Tønder. Møgeltønder is known for its picturesque main street, the large 12th-century church, and Schackenborg Castle. As of 2024, it has a population of 754.BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Møgeltønder Church |
Regions Of Denmark
The five Regions of Denmark () were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 Counties of Denmark, counties (''Amt (country subdivision), amter'') were abolished. At the same time, the number of municipalities (''Commune (country subdivision), kommuner'') was cut from 270 (Ærø Municipality, from 271 in 2006) to Municipalities of Denmark, 98. The reform was approved and made into a law by the lawmakers in the Folketing 26 June 2005 with 2005 Danish local elections, elections to the 98 municipalities and 5 regions being held Tuesday 15 November 2005. Each region is governed by a popularly elected regional council with 41 members, from whom the regional chairperson is chosen. The main responsibility of the regions is healthcare. Lesser powers of the regions include public transport, environmental planning, soil pollution management and some co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schackenborg Castle
Schackenborg Castle (, ) is a château located in Møgeltønder Parish, Southern Jutland. From 1993 until 2014, it was the private residence of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the second son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. History Originally called Møgeltønderhus (Møgeltønder House), the former stronghold on the site was the property of the Roman Catholic bishops of Ribe. It served as protection against the Frisians in the south, and guarded the waterway that joined Vidå to Tønder. During the Reformation in Denmark, the mansion was confiscated from the Church by the Danish crown. Count Hans von Schack, a Schleswig nobleman and soldier, was given Møgeltønderhus as a token of King Frederick III of Denmark's gratitude for his military achievements in the Northern Wars. Schack demolished most of the mansion in 1661 due to its bad condition, building the more impressive, baroque style "Schackenborg Castle". In 1680, a street was laid out from the manor house, leading towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freya Clausen
Freya Christine Clausen (born 17 November 1978), also known as Freya, is a Danish singer/songwriter and television personality, based in Copenhagen. She worked as an MTV VJ, then moved to VH1 VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global's networks division based in New Y ... in 2010. She has released two solo albums, ''Tea with the Queen'' and ''Chasing My Tale''. Since 2010 she has hosted the pan-Scandinavian TV channel Star!'s broadcasts from Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns. Freya released a new single called "Into The Fire" on 29 September 2014. References 1978 births Living people Danish television personalities English-language singers from Denmark 21st-century Danish women singers People from Tønder Municipality Musicians from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svend Wiig Hansen
Svend Wiig Hansen (20 December 1922 – 15 March 1997) was a Danish sculptor and painter. Biography Wiig Hansen was born in Møgeltønder. He was initially undecided about his career, working as a circus clown and a singer until a job requiring his help in the completion of climbing angels convinced him he should become a sculptor. After studying at the Danish Academy under Johannes Bjerg and Einar Utzon-Frank (1946–1950), his early sculptures included his monumental burnt clay ''Torso'' (1951) inspired by Aristide Maillol and his cement ''Moder Jord'' (Mother Earth, 1953) influenced in part by precolumbian sculpture. The gigantic group sculpture of ''Mennesket ved havet'' ( Men at Sea, (1994) near Esbjerg is inspired by Cycladic art and the figures on Easter Island. ''Slægt løfter slægt'' (1997), which was installed for a period on Gammel Strand in Copenhagen, depicts a naked couple bearing a naked woman. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schack, 4th Count Of Schackenborg
Hans Schack, Count of Schackenborg (14 January 1734 – 21 August 1796) was a Danish nobleman and enfeoffed count (). He was the fourth holder of the Countship of Schackenborg from 1741 to 1796. Biography Hans Schack was born on 14 January 1734 at Schackenborg Castle in Møgeltønder in the Kingdom of Denmark. Born into the noble family of Schack, he was the fifth child and eldest surviving son of the Danish nobleman and civil servant Otto Didrik Schack, and his wife Anna Ernestine Frederikke Vilhelmine Gabel .Danmarks Adels Aarbog, 1932 p. 66. At the early death of his father on 11 July 1741, he inherited the Countship of Schackenborg and assumed the title of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Didrik Schack, 3rd Count Of Schackenborg
Otto Didrik Schack, Count of Schackenborg (19 March 1710 – 7 October 1741) was a Danish nobleman and lensgreve, enfeoffed count (). He was the third holder of the Countship of Schackenborg from 1719 to 1741. Biography Otto Didrik Schack was born on 19 March 1710 at Gram Castle in Gram, Denmark, Gram in the Duchy of Schleswig. Born into the noble family of Schack (noble family), Schack, he was the fifth child and eldest surviving son of the Danish nobleman and civil servant Hans Schack, 2nd Count of Schackenborg, Hans Schack, and his first wife Anna Margrethe Reventlow.Danmarks Adels Aarbog, 1932 p. 64. At the early death of his father on 22 September 1719, he inherited the Countship of Schackenborg and assumed the title of lensgreve, enfeoffed count. Due to his young age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schack, 2nd Count Of Schackenborg
Hans Schack, Count of Schackenborg (4 March 1676 – 22 September 1719) was a Danish nobleman and enfeoffed count (). He was the second holder of the Countship of Schackenborg from 1683 to 1719. Biography Hans Schack was born on 4 March 1676 in Ribe in the Kingdom of Denmark. Born into the noble family of Schack, he was the second child and eldest surviving son of the Danish nobleman and civil servant Otto Didrik Schack, and his second wife Sophie Dorothea von Marschalk.Danmarks Adels Aarbog, 1932 p. 63. At the death of his grandfather in February 1676, his father had inherited the large manors of Schackenborg and |
Queen Margrethe II
Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV. Margrethe was born into the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian X. She is the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953 when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons, Frederik and Joachim. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death in January 1972. Margrethe has worked as a scenographer, a costume designer, and an illustrator of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. Support for the monarchy in Denmark, alongside he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Schackenborg
The Countship of Schackenborg was a Danish and for a period German majorat in the southern part of Jutland, which existed from 1676 to 1924. History The Countship of Schackenborg was established on 23 June 1676 by King Christian V of Denmark for Otto Didrik Schack, a member of the noble family of Schack.Danmarks Adels Aarbog (1932), p. 62.Danske Len (1916), p. 91. It consisted of the manors of Schackenborg, Sødamgård, Solvig, and Store Tønde. The holder of the county carried the title of ''enfeoffed count'' (). The countship was inherited by members of the Schack family during its entire existence. It was dissolved in 1924. List of counts of Schackenborg *Otto Didrik Schack, 1st Count of Schackenborg (1652–1683) *Hans Schack, 2nd Count of Schackenborg (1676–1719) *Otto Didrik Schack, 3rd Count of Schackenborg (1710–1741) *Hans Schack, 4th Count of Schackenborg Hans Schack, Count of Schackenborg (14 January 1734 – 21 August 1796) was a Danish nobleman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Denmark
Statistics Denmark () is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, reporting to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating statistics on the Danish society, including employment statistics, trade balance, and demographics. Statistics Denmark relies heavily on public registers for statistical production, with a particular emphasis on the Central Person Register for population statistics. Statistics Denmark's electronic data bank (Statbank.dk) is available freely in Danish or English to any user. It contains nearly all in-house produced statistics, which can be presented as cross-tables, diagrams, or maps, and can be exported to other programs for further analysis. When new general statistics are published in News from Statistics Denmark, the same data is simultaneously released in a more detailed format through the data bank. History The first population census in Denmark was conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møgeltønder Church
Møgeltønder () is a small town in Denmark, located in Møgeltønder Parish, Tønder Municipality, in the southwestern corner of the Danish peninsula of Jutland 5 kilometres north of the Danish-German border and 4 kilometres west of Tønder. Møgeltønder is known for its picturesque main street, the large Møgeltønder Church, 12th-century church, and Schackenborg Castle. As of 2024, it has a population of 754.BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark Møgeltønder Church Møgeltønder Church is one of the largest village churches in southern Jutland. The church was built in but had the nave extended and a larger choir added c1275. The tower with the tall spire was added in the 15th century. The church was owned by the counts Schack of S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Region Of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 270 ( 271 before 2006) before 1 January 2007 to 98. The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favor of the local level and the central government in Copenhagen. The Region of Southern Denmark has 22 municipalities. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007, although the merger of the Funish municipalities of Ærøskøbing and Marstal, being a part of the reform, was given the go-ahead to be implemented on Sunday 1 January 2006, one year before the main reform. It borders Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) to the south and Central Denmark Region to the north and is connected to Region Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
