Padborg (German: Pattburg) is a southern Danish border town with a population of 4,311 (1 January 2022) located on the border with Germany. It is the location where both the E45 motorway, a railway and the historic Danish Army Road, hærvejen, cross the border. Padborg has a broad based transport industry with most of the largest European transport companies having local offices.Padborg is located in Aabenraa municipality. Until 31 December 2006 it belonged to Bov municipality.