Sønderborg

Denmark

Mission city Pilot city
Denmark National Platform
Sønderborg Mission City Label
Population 74k
City Area 44.4 km²
City active since June 2022

n 2007, Sonderborg municipality was created by a merger of seven former independent municipalities. The municipality of Sonderborg is beautifully located in the south of Denmark next to the Baltic Sea, near the German Danish border. The municipality has 73,500 citizens. Sonderborg Municipality is by size today Denmark´s #18 municipality (out of 98).

 

Sonderborg is located in the very south of Denmark only 40 km from the German Danish border. 2/3 of the Sonderborg territory is located on the Island of Als and 1/3 is part of “Continental Europe”. Sonderborg is well connected with a local airport supporting domestic flights to Copenhagen plus private business jets; with a train and highway connection and with three ferry connections supplementing two bridge connections to the island of Als.

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Pilot project spotlight

Sønderborg's Pilot Activity: ZERO Industry

Background Sønderborg´s Project Zero Masterplan2029, approved by the City Council in 2021, outlines how Sønderborg will achieve carbon neutrality by 2029 in a cost-efficient way. The Masterplan2029 segments society into 4 sectors on housing, transport,

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