Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Sønderborg (Denmark). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Sønderborg Castle, Augustenborg Palace, and Nordborg Castle. Also, be sure to include Dybbøl Mølle in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Sønderborg (Syddanmark).
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Sønderborg Castle
Also known as: Sønderborg Slot
12th-century castle housing a museum. Sønderborg Castle is located in the town of Sønderborg, Denmark on the island of Als in South Jutland. It houses a museum focusing on the history and culture of the area. The castle is located in the middle of the town, in a park setting overlooking Als Fjord. The museum is open year-round.[1]
Address: Sønderbro 1-2, 6400 Sønderborg
Augustenborg Palace
Also known as: Augustenborg Slot
Palace with a Rococo-style chapel. Augustenborg Palace is a Rococo-style palace in the southwestern part of Augustenborg, Als Island, Denmark, overlooking Augustenborg Fjord. The palace owes its name to Duchess Auguste. Augustenborg gave its name to the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the last member of which was Duke Christian August II.[2]
Nordborg Castle
Also known as: Nordborg Slot
Nordborg Castle is a small castle which lies on the southern side of Nordborg Lake in Nordborg on the island of Als in Sønderborg Municipality, Denmark. The castle premises are currently used by Nordborg Slots Efterskole as a boarding school. Nordborg Castle has also been the backdrop for a number of years for Nord-Als Musikfestival.[3]
Dybbøl Mølle
Dybbøl Mølle west of Sønderborg on Dybbøl Banke was built in 1936. It is a tower mill, i.e. a Dutch windmill with a gallery, where the lower and upper mills have a plastered foundation wall. The cap is boat-shaped and covered with cardboard. The blades are fitted with flaps and the windmill curves with wind roses. The last tenant was Frede Grevsen Petersen, who ran the mill from 1982 to 1990.
In 1995 the museum at Sønderborg Castle set up exhibitions in the mill and the granary. The A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Charitable Foundation gave DKK 5.5 million to restore the now dilapidated mill, and in 2009 the mill was plastered and whitewashed; and the wings and roundhouse repaired. In 2019-2020, the mill was renovated again, including new wings and a new ring gear.
Alsion
Alsion is a knowledge and cultural centre located at Alssund in Sønderborg. Alsion was inaugurated by Queen Margrethe on 30 October 2007.
Alsion houses the University of Southern Denmark, a private knowledge park, a theatre and concert hall (home to the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra), and a café.
The University Department in Sønderborg specialises in the education of engineers and combined education in languages and economics. Cooperation with the University of Flensburg and a high proportion of foreign students make the environment very international.
Alsion is the first building in Denmark to combine education, research and culture under one roof.
The name Alsion was chosen from several thousand suggestions submitted in a naming competition in spring 2005. In 2012, Alsion was the setting for the visit of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Håkan Hardenberger, the presentation of the Crown Prince's Awards live on DR1 and the CSR AWARDS 2012 with Bill Clinton as keynote speaker.
The building is 18.7 metres high.
Address: Alsion 2, 6400 Sønderborg
Christians kirken
Church
Address: Ringgade 102, 6400 Sønderborg
Sct. Marie Sogns Kirkegård
Church, Cemetery
Ulkebøl kirke
Church
Address: Kaplenivej 4, 6400 Sønderborg
Broager Sparekasse Skansen
Sports complex in Sønderborg, Denmark. Broager Sparekasse Skansen is a handball arena in Sønderborg, in Sønderjylland, which is primarily used for SønderjyskE handball home matches. The arena has a fixed stand with 1000 seats, as well as a long side stand that can be pulled out during handball matches, also with 1000 seats, so the arena has a total capacity of 2000 seats. The arena was built in 2012 in order to replace both Dybbølhallhallene and Humlehøjhallen arenas where they previously played their home matches. The arena is named after Broager Sparekasse which is a local bank that has financed a large part of the arena expenses.[4]
Genforeningen
Memorial
Sønderborg Kaserne
Sønderborg Kaserne was a barracks in Sønderborg on Als which until 2014 housed the Army Sergeant School. The barracks were in danger of closure several times and in connection with the 2013-2017 Defence Settlement it was decided to move the Army Sergeant School to Varde Barracks and subsequently close and dispose of Sønderborg Barracks.
Sønderborg Barracks closed permanently on 4 April 2014. On 3 September of the same year, Sønderborg City Council decided to take over the barracks for use as a temporary asylum centre.