Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. Its terrain is relatively flat, with low hills and peat bogs.

The northern 2/3 of the peninsula is occupied by the westernmost portion of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish portion has an area of 29,775 km² (11,496 square miles), and a population of 2,491,852 (2004). There is no separate name for the Danish portion of the peninsula, so it is simply referred to by the same name. The northernmost part of Jutland became an island following a flood in 1825; the Limfjord now separates it from the mainland. This island is called Nørrejyske Ø ("North Jutlandic Island") and is still commonly reckoned as part of the peninsula; it is also partly conterminous with the county and future region called North Jutland.

The southern 1/3 is made up of the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the former duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, both of which have passed back and forth between the Danes and various German rulers. In the last border movement, Denmark regained North Schleswig (Danish: Sønderjylland or Nordslesvig) by plebiscite in 1920.

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Danish police officers check a vehicle on the motorway close to the German border at Padborg in southern Jutland December #police #2central
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Danish police officers check a vehicle on the motorway close to the German border at Padborg in southern Jutland December #police #2central

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