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 Coat-of-arms of the former Augustenborg municipality in Denmark. Augustenborg () is a town with a population of 3,279 (1 January 2011)[1] on Als Island in S nderborg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. The town lies at the head of Als Fjord. To the east is the Little Belt. Ferry service connects Augustenborg to the island of Funen from the nearby town of Fynshav. It was the main town of Augustenborg Municipality until its merger into S nderborg Municipality in 2007. History  Augustenborg Palace The palace became the chief seat of their line which used the name Augustenborg as its branch name. Later, a Danish king made the head of that line specifically Duke of Augustenborg. They grew in relative prominence in late 18th century, and in the 19th century Schleswig-Holstein Question, being the symbols of pro-German nationalistic movement in Schleswig-Holstein. The area was annexed by Prussia in 1864 from Denmark, but was returned in 1920 following a plebiscite. The Augustenborg male line died out in 1931, upon the death of Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, a grandson of queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Their female-line descendant today holds the throne of Sweden. References External links da:Augustenborg de:Augustenborg fr:Augustenborg it:Augustenborg lt:Augustenborgas nl:Augustenborg no:Augustenborg pt:Augustenborg ro:Augustenborg ru: sv:Augustenborg
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