Countries of Denmark
The three countries of Denmark historically formed the Danish Kingdom from the times of its founding as a unified empire in the 9th century:
- Schonen ( Skåne ) with Halland and Blekinge , Lund as the center
- Zealand ( Sjælland ) and the Danish islands with Roskilde as the center
- Jutland ( Jylland ) with Viborg as the center
The separation of Schleswig only took place with the Jarltum Süderjutland , which developed into the Duchy of Schleswig . The rest of Jutland now formed further Norder Jutland ( Northern Jutland ) which does not match North Jutland (the northern part of Jutland) is to be confused.
Each of the countries retained its own thing and state law up to the late Middle Ages ( Scena law , Zeeland law , Jutian law ). Although Denmark was a united kingdom, the custom of paying homage to the king was maintained at the three different assemblies. A remnant is the current division of Denmark into two higher judicial districts, the Eastern and Western Higher Courts .
Jutland , Øerne ("The Islands") and Bornholm remain a traditional division of the country to this day, which is often used in meteorology and in public statistics . Bornholm is the only Danish part of Skåne after the area was lost to Sweden in 1658 .
In the past few decades, the less specific terms East and West Denmark have also become popular, e.g. B. when describing logistic, economic or political patterns. However, Funen can be assigned to both the east and west of the country, with either the Great Belt or the Little Belt as a delimitation.