Sonderburg or Sønderborg is in the part of Denmark at the southern end of the Jutland peninsular which has a sizeable German speaking population: this led the Germans to conquer it militarily in 1864. In 1920 under League of Nations supervision the inhabitants of the region were given the opportunity to decide by referendum whether to belong to Germany or Denmark. The result was a new border not far to the north of Flensburg which remains now. In WW2 the Nazis stated that they did not regard the referendum as binding, but were in no hurry to alter the border and ultimately left it unchanged.
The first postcard looks from the west side of Als Sund (sound) across the harbour to the east side. The near side building is the railway station opened in 1901. This lasted until 1967 when a new station was built. The building visible on the other side called the Messen-Sønderborg Kaserne is still there today.
The second postcard shows the Schloss / Slot (castle) which likewise is still there today, a rough square on the map.
In 2004 the replacement station building was demolished and replaced with a covered platform with two tracks. By the end of the 1990s freight tracks were unused and the City Council began making plans for a new use of the area.
The map is from 1925. The station is located approximately in the middle of the map. Trackage showing in the town on the area east of the harbour disappeared in the 1960s.
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