Sønderborg Municipality 1.97

Sønderborg Municipality, is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of 495.86km², and has a population of 75,264. Its mayor 2010-13 was Aase Nyegaard from the local list/party Fælleslisten Sønderborg. She was mayor of Augustenborg Municipality 2002-07. Its mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Erik Lauritzen, a member of the Social Democratic party.GeographyThe municipality is split into two sections separated by Alssund, the waterway which separates the island of Als from the Jutland mainland.2007 administrative reformOn January 1, 2007, due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), the former Sønderborg municipality was combined with Augustenborg, Broager, Gråsten, Nordborg, Sydals, and Sundeved municipalities to form a new Sønderborg municipality. The municipality shares the number one position with Lolland Municipality of being formed through the merger of most former municipalities in the reform of 2007:seven (7). The former Sønderborg municipality covered an area of 54km², and had a population of 30,555 (2005). Its last mayor was Arne Peder Hansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.