Jutland Peninsula
The
Jutland Peninsula (Danish,
Jylland; German,
Jütland) stretches north from the continent of
Europe from between (roughly)
Hamburg and
Lübeck. Much of the peninsula is occupied by the country of
Denmark. The southern portion is made up of the
German Bundesland of
Schleswig-Holstein, possession of which has passed back and forth between the
Danes and various German rulers, with Denmark most recently reclaiming a portion of
Schleswig by
plebiscite after
World War I.
The largest cities in the Danish part of the Jutland Peninsula are: Århus, Aalborg, Esbjerg, Randers, Kolding, Vejle, and Horsens.
See also: Jutland.