Als (island)
Sønderborg Harbour
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| Location | Little Belt |
| Coordinates | 54°59′N 09°55′E / 54.983°N 9.917°ECoordinates: 54°59′N 09°55′E / 54.983°N 9.917°E |
| Area | 321 km2 (124 sq mi) |
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| Region | South Denmark Region |
| Municipality | Sønderborg Municipality |
| Largest settlement | Sønderborg (pop. 27,194) |
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| Population | 51,322 (2010) |
| Pop. density | 154.5 /km2 (400.2 /sq mi) |
Als (Danish pronunciation: [alˀs], German: Alsen) is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea.
Als lies to the east of the Jutland peninsula, across from the Danish town of Sønderborg, and north of the coast of Southern Schleswig, Germany. Covering an area of 321 km2 (124 sq. miles), the island has a total population of 51,322 as of 1 January 2010. It is administered as part of the Sønderborg Municipality as of 1 January 2007.
To the north and east of the island are the waters of the Little Belt, to the south is Flensborg Fjord, and to the west is Als Fjord and Als Strait (Alssund).
The town of Sønderborg is the capital, and was originally entirely on the island, but has spread onto the mainland, being split by the waters of Als Strait: the strait that separates the island from Jutland, the Danish mainland and part of Als Fjord. It has a good harbour, considerable trade, and the two halves of the city are connected over the fjord by two bridges: the 682 metre long Als Strait Bridge (Alssundbro), built between 1978 and 1981, carries road traffic; and the 331 metre long King Christian X's Bridge (Kong Christian Xs Bro), built between 1925 and 1930, which originally carried both road and rail traffic but is now purely for road traffic.
Ferry services are run from the town of Hardeshøj on the island to Ballebro on the Jutland mainland, and from the town of Fynshav to Søby on the island of Ærø and to Bøjden on the island of Funen.
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