This is a guest post by Iulian who has lived in Sønderborg for three years and has a blog in Romanian about social media for non-profits. After spending the whole weekend surrounded by gunpowder smell and a lot of soldiers … Continue reading
During the coming weekend Sonderborg will be awash with memories of 1864. We asked Ditte Kock, a historian working at Historiecenter Dybbøl Banke, to tell us a bit more about what the event is and what will happen. Here is what … Continue reading
Monday the 23rd of June 2014 the summer solstice is celebrated in Denmark with an event called Sankt Hans Aften – or St. Johns Eve. It is the day where the medieval wise men and women would gather special herbs … Continue reading
LadyWalk is a yearly event where women from around Denmark meet at predefined places and walk 7 or 12 km. Sonderborg is one of the towns where this event is held… and as the name implies, it is only for … Continue reading
You probably haven’t heard of Footballgolf – but that is an actual sport and we have a 18-hole course right here on Als! When my 10 year old, football-crazy nephew came to visit us this summer I challenged him for … Continue reading
This year the touring outdoor cinema called Zulu Sommerbio is stopping by our island. In front of Sønderborg Castle there will be two films shown. The Untouchable: Monday August 5th 9.30pm A true story of two men who should never … Continue reading
July is here and, with that, the annual tilting at the rings festival in Sonderborg. The first day I ever visited Sonderborg, long before I had any plans to move here, we had stumbled across this festival. It was a … Continue reading
1864 is a significant year in the history of the region, with an influence that is still trickling down to the present day. This is the year of the second Schleswig-Holstein war, when Denmark fought Prussia for control of the … Continue reading
Sonderborg Handel is Sonderborg’s chamber of commerce, bringing together the shops and business in the area. One of its main tasks is to draw customers in to the city. And one of the ways this is done is by organising … Continue reading
Sonderborg is surrounded by a lot of water and it is one of the best places in Denmark to kayak as it is almost always possible to find calm waters to sail in. Before moving to Sonderborg I had researched … Continue reading