Tønder (German: Tondern) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,595 (as of 1 January 2014), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.
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.
Tønder was granted port privileges by the Hanseatic League in 1243, making it Denmark's oldest privileged market town. In 1532 it was hit by severe floods, with water levels reaching 1.8 m in St Laurent's church, 5.3 m above sea level. In the 1550s, Tønder's port lost direct access to the sea due to dykes being built to the west of town at the direction of Duke Hans the Elder of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev, the son of Frederick I of Denmark.
The town center is dominated by houses from the late 17th and early 18th century, when the town experienced rapid growth as a result of its lace industry. Prior to 1864, Tønder was situated in the Duchy of Schleswig, so its history is intertwined with the contentious history of Schleswig-Holstein. In the 1920s, when the Schleswig Plebiscite incorporated Northern Schleswig into Denmark, 76.5% of Tønder's inhabitants voted to remain part of Germany and 23.5% voted to join Denmark.
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Looks like it's time to give in
My fuse?s blown, beaten and torn
Over the edge, now it begins
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down
Descending into the unknown
Shut your eyes, look inside
Shocked, but it's too late to leave
Scream for revenge, foaming with rage
Too late for all apologies
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down
Descending into the unknown
Broken hope, in succession of
Broken words, I had put my faith in you
Stolen truth, so shocked by you
Stolen truth, deception in the extreme
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down
DNA India | 26 Oct 2021