- Tønder County
Tønder County ( _da. Tønder Amt) is a former province in
Denmark , located the south-western part ofSouth Jutland . Tønder County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following theSchleswig Plebiscites . It was dissolved in 1970 when the bulk of the county merged with three other counties to formSouth Jutland County . Tønder County corresponded geographically to the northern part of the former PrussianKreis Tondern except for Hviding Herred which had been part ofKreis Hadersleben . Kreis Tondern had in turn been established in 1867 in order to simplify the intricate administrative structures of theDuchy of Schleswig , and was created of regions belonging to Ribe County (exclaves of Denmark) andLøgumkloster County (parts of Schleswig).The southern part of Kreis Tondern remained German and became Kreis
Südtondern , with the seat transferred toNiebüll . In 1970, Kreis Südtondern merged into KreisNordfriesland .1970 administrative reform
Three northern parishes of Tønder County were transferred to
Ribe County in the 1970 administrative reform. The rest of the province formed eight new municipalities belonging to South Jutland County:
*Bredebro
*Gram
*Højer
*Løgumkloster
*Nørre-Rangstrup
*Skærbæk
*Tønder
*Tinglev
=List of former hundreds "(herreder)"=*Hviding Herred
*Slogs Herred
*Tønder, Højer og Lø Herredee also
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Tønder "This article incorporates material from the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed
30 April 2007 ."
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