Peterson was born in Mielberg (a hamlet southwest of Jagel), in the Duchy of Schleswig, on March 14, 1826; was educated at the Teachers' Seminary at Tondern, Schleswig, and worked as a schoolteacher for five years.
The Scouts of Tønder are twinned with Hemyock, in Devon, England, and make exchange trips between the countries every few years.
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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.
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In the following years, Queen Margaret acquired large parts of Schleswig as security (Tønder fief, Frisland, episcopal manors in Svabsted and Stubbe) and by purchase (Trøjborg, Skinkelborg and Grødersby); King Erik took over Haderslev fief as security from the fiefholder Helene Ahlefeldt, and the queen, Flensborg.
Geskel Saloman (born 1 April 1821 in Tønder - July 5, 1902 in Båstad) was a Danish–Swedish portrait and genre painter, brother of Siegfried Saloman and chief medical officer for the Danish army Nota Saloman.
Jørgen Zoëga (December 20, 1755 – February 10, 1809) was a Danish archaeologist and numismatist; born at Daler near Tønder, near the west coast of northern Schleswig.
Niels Tønder Lund (born 1749—died 1809) was a Danish zoologist.
In the northern zone (zone I), 25% of the population, i.e. around 40,000 people voted to remain part of Germany, the German North Schleswigers having their centres in the towns of Tønder, Aabenraa, and Sønderborg, but also in a rural district between Tønder and Flensburg near the new border, most notably in Tinglev.
Peter Andreas Hansen (born December 8, 1795 Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark – died March 28, 1874 Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a German astronomer.