Tønder

Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Tønder
Settlement.image_skyline: TønderTorv.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Market square
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Tønder.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tønder
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 6.9
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_urban: 7,477

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7543
Area: 6.79
Elevation: 3
Official website: www.toender.dk
Image: Tønder Vandtårn udsigt 2.jpg

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Commons category: Tønder
postal code: 6270
time of earliest written record: 1017-00-00
P8168: Veggiano
Commons gallery: Tønder

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History
Attractions
Marriage
Transport
Notable people from Tønder
Public Service, Science & Business
The Arts
Sport
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References
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Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.

==History== The first mention of Tønder might have been in the mid-12th century, when the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi mentioned the landmark Tu(r)ndira, which might have been a reference to either Tønder, or the nearby town of Møgeltønder.