- Kongeå
The river Kongeå (in German "Königs Au") defines the border between North and
South Jutland inJutland inDenmark .http://www.visitkolding.dk/international/en-gb/menu/turist/experiences/historiskeattraktioner/igaarligetilgraensen.htm]In 1864-1920 it was (except for near the
North Sea ) the border between Denmark andGermany .In the Middle Ages it was called
Skodborg Å after the royal castle Skodborghus that was at a crossing south ofVejen .There was for centuries a customs border near the Kongeå, that separated the Kingdom of
Denmark from theduchy ofSchleswig .The Kongeå rises southeast of
Vejen andVamdrup and after about 50 km flows into theNorth Sea north ofRibe .The Kongeå is mentioned (as "Skotborg river") in the
Heimskringla [http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/european/heimskringla/HeimskringlaVolume5/chap27.html] in a description of when KingMagnus I of Norway and Denmark defeated atHlyrskog Heath in 1043 a big invasion ofSlav s from what is nowMecklenburg and around, who had invaded south Denmark in retaliation for a Viking attack onJomsborg , which at the time was a Slav kingdom's main town onWolin island.References
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