Kongeå

Also known as Königsau, Skotborg river

The Kongeå () is a watercourse in Southern Jutland in Jutland, Denmark. It rises southeast of Vejen and Vamdrup and after about it flows through a sluice to tidal mudflats and sandbanks north of Ribe, and eventually into the North Sea. The eastern section is little more than a stream, while the western section is navigable by boat as far as the sluice. The Kongeå, however, passes no port or market town of any significance, and small boats use the Ribe Å.

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River.name: Kongeå
River.mouth: Wadden Sea
River.map: File:Jylland overview map2.PNG
River.map_caption: Map of Jutland with the Kongeå on the western coast.
River.image_caption: The mouth of the Kongeå, flowing into the Wadden Sea.
River.image: KongeåslusenV.JPG

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Image: Kongeåens udløb i Vadehavet.jpg
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Historically, the watercourse has been the administrative border between regions to the north and south. In the Middle Ages it was called Skodborg Å after the royal castle Skodborghus, where a track crossed the watercourse south of Vejen. For centuries a customs border near the Kongeå separated the Kingdom of Denmark from the duchy of Schleswig. From 1864 to 1920, except in the extreme west, the Kongeåen marked the border between Denmark and Germany.