German or Danish – you choose!

Some people are committed to Germany, others are Danish inclined. In the old Duchy of Schleswig this never made a difference between neighbours. But when national thinking took off in the 19th century, neighbours did become enemies on common ground and began to fight each other. Today’s peaceful cohabitation in our region is the result of a referendum. In postwar 1920, Danes and Germans alike decided on the course of the border by a committed but democratic election campaign, and by peaceful means. In Northern Schleswig, the majority voted for Denmark, in Southern Schleswig for Germany. The border line that was democratically worked out, is still valid today. A genuine milestone in German-Danish history, and the very basis for a fruitful coexistence of the respective majority and minority populations on German and Danish territories.