What does "SOE" mean in Danish addresses?

Factual Questions
1

I have sold an item on Amazon and have to post it to Denmark. The address given is:

John Doe Dane
Suchandsuch street 71
Aalborg SOE
Aalborg
[postal code]
Denmark
I know that Amazon’s address fields often result in buyers having to enter extraneous lines in the mailing address. Googling “SOE” “Danish addresses” brings up a few examples with SOE or Soe in them, but no explanation as to what it means and whether it is necessary. Any Danes about?

2

Google Maps shows an Aalborg, an Aalborg SØ (Anglicized SOE), and an Aalborg SV.

Until a definitive answer comes along, I’m guessing it’s Southeast.

ETA: Meh, Google Translate says Dutch for Southeast is zuidoost, so that probably isn’t it.

3

Seriously? Why is it that people think Danish people speak Dutch? I come across this all the time. Danish people speak, wait for it… Danish.

Sydost is Southeast and
Sydvest is Southwest

4

:smack:

I’m even more ashamed because that’s not even the first time that’s bitten me in the ass. Apologies.

5

WAG pending a Dane Doper giving us an accurate answer: Might it be the Danish equivalent for “city, village, or post office community” so that the address is Aarhus city in Aarhus province, Denmark?

6

Barring the Dutch/Danish confusion, I think you have it. Danish for southeast is sydøst, according to Google, and ø is often transliterated as oe. Makes sense to me, but from Googling addresses, you don’t need “Aalborg SØ, Aalborg”, just “Aalborg SØ”.

Edit: Looking at this list of Danish postal codes would seem to confirm it, with big cities being split into N, S, V, Ø and combinations thereof.