Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

Location in Denmark  - City  - Metropolitan  - Density (city/met) 502,362 1,212,485 5700/km² / 1930/km² Longitude 12°34' E Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. With its population of 1,823,109 inhabitants it is the largest city in both Denmark and Scandinavia. It is also the name of a county in Denmark, Copenhagen ...

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Copenhagen is one of only three Danish municipalities which do not belong to any of the Counties of Denmark— the others are Frederiksberg and Bornholm. The municipality covers an area of 88 km², and has a total population of 502,362 (2005). Lord Mayor of Copenhagen is Ritt Bjerregaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Martin Geertsen (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Per Bregengaard (Education and Youth Committee), Inger Marie B ...

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Copenhagen is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) and partly on the island of Amager. Copenhagen faces to the east the Øresund, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. On the Swedish side of the sound directly across from Copenhagen, lie the towns of Malmö and Landskrona. 1,116,979 people live in metropolitan Copenhagen (Storkøbenhavn). Of these 502,204 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen, 91,721 in the Municipality of Frederiksberg, 68,704 in the Municipality of Gentofte and another ...

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Copenhagen was founded around year 1000 by Sweyn I Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg) and his son Canute the Great (Knud den Store). It was only a fishing village by the name of "Havn" (harbour) until the middle of the 12th century when it grew in importance after coming into the possession of the Bishop Absalon, who fortified it in 1167. The excellent harbour encouraged Copenhagen's growth until it became an important centre of commerce (hence its name). It was repeatedly attacked by the Ha ...

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Danish newspapers rank Copenhagen as one of the world's best cities in which to live, despite the high cost of living. Strøget, a pedestrian shopping street in central Copenhagen was inaugurated in 1961. Copenhagen's extensive pedestrian network has been developed over the last 40 years through the work of architect and professor Jan Gehl. The Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a popular annual event that is the result of a significant jazz scene having existed for many years. It developed significantly when a number of Americ ...

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Copenhagen has a wide variety of sport teams. Denmarks two leading Football teams reside in Copenhagen Brøndby IF and FC København football teams. They have both won the Danish Championship several times in the last ten years with Brøndby IF being the most successful team in Danish history winning the national championships 10 times and the cup 5 times. FC København plays in the Danish national stadium, Parken. In the second best football league plays AB, HIK, Frem, Brønshøj and Skjold. Copenhagen also has three ice hockey teams Rødovre Mighty Bulls, Herl ...

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Copenhagen has a public transportation system, consisting of commuter trains (called "S-Trains" (S-tog)), buses, and a new but still small metro. The S-trains form the basis of the transportation network, stretching to most areas of metropolitan Copenhagen, with their main hub at Copenhagen Central Station (København H). Some regional trains supplement the S-train services with lines extending further such as to the Copenhagen Airport, Elsinore, and Malmö. The entire system is governed by the same overall authority and tickets are t ...

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Copenhagen offers a great variety of fine restaurants and modest eateries with open sandwiches (called "smørrebrød") as the most known dish. Also, Copenhagen is known for the hotdog stands found throughout the city. Lately, immigration from the Middle East and North Africa has made dishes like kebab and falafel as popular as more traditional Scandinavian fast food. ...

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Copenhagen is one of only three Danish municipalities which do not belong to any of the Counties of Denmark— the others are Frederiksberg and Bornholm. The municipality covers an area of 88 km², and has a total population of 502,362 (2005). Lord Mayor of Copenhagen is Lars Engberg, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Martin Geertsen (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Per Bregengaard (Education and Youth Committee), Inger Marie Bruun ...

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Danish newspapers rank Copenhagen as one of the world's best cities in which to live, despite the high cost of living. Strøget, a pedestrian shopping street in central Copenhagen was inaugurated in 1961. Copenhagen's extensive pedestrian network has been developed over the last 40 years through the work of architect and professor Jan Gehl. The Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a popular annual event that is the result of a significant jazz scene having existed for many years. It developed significantly when a number of Americ ...

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Copenhagen is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) and partly on the island of Amager. Copenhagen faces to the east the Øresund, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. On the Swedish side of the sound directly across from Copenhagen, lie the towns of Malmö and Landskrona. 1,116,979 people live in metropolitan Copenhagen (Storkøbenhavn). Of these 502,204 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen, 91,721 in the Municipality of Frederiksberg, 68,704 in the Municipality of Gentofte and another ...

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Copenhagen has a wide variety of sport teams. Denmarks two leading Football teams reside in Copenhagen Brøndby IF and FC København football teams. They have both won the Danish Championship several times in the last ten years with Brøndby IF beeing the most successful team in Danish history winning the national championships 10 times and the cup 5 times. FC København plays in the Danish national stadium, Parken. In the second best football league plays AB, HIK, Frem, Brønshøj and Skjold. Copenhagen also has three ice hockey teams Rødovre Mighty Bulls, Herlev Hornets a ...

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Copenhagen offers a great variety of fine restaurants and modest eateries with open sandwiches (called "smørrebrød") as the most known dish. Also, Copenhagen is known for the hotdog stands found throughout the city. Lately, immigration from the Middle East and North Africa has made dishes like kebab and falafel as popular as more traditional Scandinavian fast food. ...

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Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Geography, Copenhagen - Culture, Copenhagen - Sport, Copenhagen - Cuisine, Copenhagen - Transportation, Copenhagen - Places of note in or near Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

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Copenhagen has a public transportation system, consisting of commuter trains (called "S-Trains" (S-tog)), buses, and a new but still small metro. The S-trains form the basis of the transportation network, stretching to most areas of metropolitan Copenhagen, with their main hub at Copenhagen Central Station (København H). Some regional trains supplement the S-train services with lines extending further such as to the Copenhagen Airport, Elsinore, and Malmö. The entire system is governed by the same overall authority and tickets are t ...

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Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Geography, Copenhagen - Culture, Copenhagen - Sport, Copenhagen - Cuisine, Copenhagen - Transportation, Copenhagen - Places of note in or near Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

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Copenhagen was founded around year 1000 by Sweyn I Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg) and his son Canute the Great (Knud den Store). It was only a fishing village until the middle of the 12th century when it grew in importance after coming into the possession of the Bishop Absalon, who fortified it in 1167. The excellent harbour encouraged Copenhagen's growth until it became an important centre of commerce (hence its name). It was repeatedly attacked by the Ha ...

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Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Geography, Copenhagen - Culture, Copenhagen - Sport, Copenhagen - Cuisine, Copenhagen - Transportation, Copenhagen - Places of note in or near Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

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