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Aabenraa Parish Aabenraa Sogn | |
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 The parish within Aabenraa Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 55°2'39.8"N, 9°25'5.1"E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Aabenraa Municipality |
| Diocese | Haderslev |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 16,686 [1] |
| Parish number | 9010 |
Aabenraa Parish (Danish : Aabenraa Sogn) is a parish in the Diocese of Haderslev in Aabenraa Municipality, Denmark.
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Hjordkær is a town in Hjordkær parish, Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 9 km west of Aabenraa and 7 km south of Rødekro and has a population of 1,619.
In Denmark, a parish is a local ecclesiastical unit in the Church of Denmark. Each parish is assigned to a physical church, and the church's administration (sognekontor) handles the area's civic registration of births, marriages and deaths. Each Danish municipality is composed of one or more parishes.
SønderjyskE Damehåndbold is a women's handball club based in Aabenraa in South Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 2004 and has been part of the top tier league, Damehåndboldligaen two times. They promoted to the league again for the 2022/23 season.
St. Stephen's Church is a Church of Denmark parish church located at Nørrebrogade 199 in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1874 to designs by Ludvig Knudsen, it is the second oldest church in the district. The composers Knud Jeppesen and Jens Bjerre Jacobsen have both served as organists.
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