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Aabenraa Municipality (Denmark)

Aabenraa Kommune, Syddanmark Region

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 Oct 2025

Introduction of Aabenraa Municipality
Indoor Flag
Coat of Arms

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Introduction of Aabenraa Municipality

Aabenraa gained city rights at least in 1335, perhaps already in 1284. The city nearly always belonged to the ducal portions of Schleswig-Holstein during the partitions in 1490, 1544 and 1581. It was ruled by the Dukes of Gottorf. It became a part of Prussia in 1867, of Germany in 1871 and finally of Denmark in 1920. Middle Low German hd been the lingua franca under the local merchants, and thus the German name Apenrade prevailed since the 14th century. The German suffix "-rade" refers to forest clearance while the Danish word "å" stands for a little river or creek. The "å" was changed to "aa" in 1948.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2025

Indoor Flag

It is a rectangular national flag (Danish: stutflag) with a white inscription "Aabenraa" (1st line) "Kommune" (2nd line) in canton under the city arms. It is used exclusively in the boardroom of the town hall.
Source: this online newspaper
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure three mackerels najant Argent ordered per pale with a barrulet wavy Argent under each fish.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a seal known from 1421, which probably was already made around 1380. Fishery had been the the main source of income in the city for many centuries. The arms were officially approved for the city in 1922 without the barrulets wavy and, and as logo for the municipality (kommune) in 2007. The general design varied during the centuries on seals and arms. The shield had been plain blue or parted by all kinds of white barrulets.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2025

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