1864 Archives - Sønderborg

Impressions and photos from “Kampen om Als”

This is a guest post by Iulian who has lived in Sønderborg for three years and has a blog in

During the coming weekend Sonderborg will be awash with memories of 1864. We asked Ditte Kock, a historian working at Historiecenter

1864 is a significant year in the history of the region, with an influence that is still trickling down to

Since we moved to Sønderborg a year ago I have been fascinated by the history of this region and in

Dybbol Historic Centre tells the story of the 1864 war. During this war the Danish border was pushed northwards as

In 1864 Denmark was massively defeated by the Austrian/Prussian armies on a hill just outside today’s Sønderborg around Dybbøl, a

My 9 year old nephew had a week off for Winter Holiday and came to visit us for a couple

Just west of Sonderborg is Dybbøl Banke the site of one of the most important battles in Danish history. We’ll