Copenhagen

Copenhagen ( Danish : København  statement (  / explanations )) is the capital of Denmark . In 2011 the Municipality of Copenhagen had 548 443 inhabitants, [1] making it the largest municipality in Denmark. Copenhagen is also the central city in the urbanized area Hovedstadsområdet with 1,230,728 inhabitants [2], about a fifth of the total population of Denmark. Greater Copenhagen Metropol has 1,967,727 inhabitants [2]  .

Copenhagen is situated on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) and on the island of Amager . The town lies on the Sound (Øresund).On the other side of the strait lies the Swedish city of Malmo, which since 2000 is connected with Copenhagen by the Öresund Bridge . Besides parliamentary seat and residence Copenhagen is the cultural and economic center of Denmark.

The city was founded in the Middle Ages and was at the end of the Middle Ages, the capital of Denmark. The name goes back to CopenhagenKøbmandshavn that "Koopmanshaven" means. The designation Koopmanshaven is not an accurate description of the city: Copenhagen is no longer harbor and the industry is largely gone. Today, Copenhagen is predominantly a service city. In Latin, the name of the city Hafnia, a name which in 1923 also on the chemical element hafnium was connected.



Contents
*1 History  ==History [  edit ] == Reconstruction of Copenhagen in 1500The city was founded around the year 1000 by Sven Fork Beard or Canute the Great . As founding date is commonly used by the year 1167. In that year drew Bishop Absalon in the city a castle on the site where laterChristiansborg arose.
 * 2 Geography
 * 3 Cityscape
 * 4 Sights
 * 4.1 Museums
 * 4.2 Castles
 * 5 Traffic and transport
 * 6 Twin cities and partner cities
 * 7 Born
 * 8   Photos

For many years the city was situated in the middle of the realm of Danish kings. The kingdom then contained, in addition to the current Danish provinces also Skåne , Halland and Blekinge now represent Sweden accessories. In Copenhagen it was dealt with pegs and sailed between the city and Skane. During the years 1100 was "Havn" (harbor), as Copenhagen was called then, importantly and thanks to the newly created cathedrals in Roskilde and Lund (in southern Sweden today) the city got a very central place. Copenhagen was the middle between this traffic and commerce hubs.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 1167 the city was transferred to Bishop Absalon. He built there "Borg Havn ved" (Castle at the Harbour). Since then Copenhagen has played an important role in the history of Denmark, not always as its capital, but as one of the major Danish cities. In the first half of the 15th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark. Important for the employment of the city was building the then modern, large warships ( galleons ). In the first half of the 17th century the town flourished on under Christian IV .

Engraving of Copenhagen from 1650<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">From 1658 to 1659 the city withstood a siege by the Swedes under King Charles X Gustav .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 1801 the Danish fleet fought against the English fleet under Admiral Nelson outside Copenhagen harbor (Slaget på Reason). The British fleet returned in 1807 and bombarded the city from 16 August to 5 September to prevent the Danes their fleet to Napoleon would make available. On September 6 Denmark capitulated, and was forced to surrender its fleet to the British.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">During World War II Copenhagen was to the rest of Denmark by German troops occupied until the liberation on 5 May 1945. Many buildings were destroyed during the occupation, including the Shell building in the city, which the Gestapo was used as a headquarters. It was bombed by British planes on 21 March 1945. Unfortunately, this attack was a mistake also the French school hit in Frederiksberg, which many children died. Many factory buildings were blown up in Copenhagen by the Danish resistance movement.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In March 1985 a nationwide strike wave also hit the city of Copenhagen, where streets and bridges were blocked by workers and clashes with riot police. Resistance of squatters and protesters on the EU referendum in May 1993 led to the worst riots in decades, particularly in Nørrebro. In November 1999 came the riots and looting in this class district. Squatters Riots were also in March 2007.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 1996 Copenhagen was the cultural capital of Europe . The Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1964, 2001 and 2014 place in Copenhagen and the MTV Europe Music Awards were handed out in 2006 in Copenhagen. From 7 to 18 December 2009, Copenhagen hosted the climate conference COP15 . ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Geography  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Satellite image of Copenhagen and surroundings<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Copenhagen is located on the east coast of the island of Zealand and the smaller island of Amager . The islands are connected by a plurality of bridges.East of the city lies the strait the Sound and on the other side of this waterway is the Swedish city of Malmo in the province of Skåne län . Along with a few other Danish cities on or near the Sound form Copenhagen and Malmo in the Oresund Region .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The Municipality of Copenhagen does not include the entire city of Copenhagen, but only a part thereof. The municipality has an area of ​​approximately 90 square kilometers and more than 518,000 people. Within the Municipality of Copenhagen is an enclave of the municipality of Frederiksberg . The urbanized area in and around Copenhagen, Greater Copenhagen, is known in Danish as Hovedstadsområdet ("Capital Territory") and consists of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and 16 other municipalities. Hovedstadsområdet has an area of ​​approximately 400 km² and in 2008 there were 1,153,615 people.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Copenhagen has adopted a so-called finger structure. Among the five 'fingers' of buildings are green strips and highways. The S-train network is geared to this structure. ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Cityscape  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The most monumental buildings in Copenhagen date from the 17th century, when under Christian IV, the town was beautified. The downtown area is spacious.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The suburbs of Copenhagen were designed to alleviate the housing shortage. These neighborhoods Østerbro ("Eastern Bridge"), Vesterbro ("Wester Bridge") and Nørrebro ("Noorderbrug '). Vesterbro is known by the amusement park Tivoli, Østerbro as stately neighborhood where families with children live and Nørrebro as a district with small shops of many nationalities. Both Vesterbro and Nørrebro have undergone a metamorphosis in recent years, which Nørrebro has become one of the hippest neighborhoods. Østerbro is seen as the most beautiful of the three "bridge districts".

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The city continued to grow and thereby land remained swallow, moderated that another city called Frederiksberg, was completely surrounded by both Nørrebro and Vesterbro. This Frederiksberg has actually become an island within the city limits of Copenhagen. Frederiksberg is to this day not a part of Copenhagen, it has its own board and city hall. If one drives from Nørrebro Vesterbro, one can encounter the sign "Welcome to Frederiksberg" and "See you in Frederiksberg."

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Stroget (pictured right) is main shopping street in Copenhagen. Here are national famous handicraft products available and in addition there are renowned international stores. This shopping actually starts at the Town Hall (Radhus), but from Nytorv (the Nørregade) starts the real shopping street which runs up to Kongens Nytorv, where the royal theater is located.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the harbor stands the statue of the little mermaid . This sculpture is inspired by the fairy tale by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen . This statue is not the only one in Copenhagen throughout the city one finds statues on public roads and in parks. In addition, Copenhagen also has a fair number of museums.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Gefion or fountain Gefjun (1908) is the largest monument in Copenhagen and is not far from the statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid posted. Designer Anders Bundgård. The fountain was a gift from the Carlsberg Fond the city of Copenhagen. Originally it was planned for the Rådhusplads, but it is ultimately up to the end of the Amaliegade opposite Kastellet, the fortress of Copenhagen.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Nyhavn, in addition to "The Little Mermaid" a tourist attraction. The row of houses in different colors, the Nyhavn harbor, where boats also depart the channel is one of the most popular tourist pictures in many holiday book. In one of the colored houses has Hans Christian Andersen still lived.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A remarkable piece of Copenhagen's hippie district Freetown Christiania, founded in 1971 on the site of an abandoned barracks. In 2011, the Supreme Court ruled otherwise it cracked ground is owned by the Danish state and not the residents. ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Sights  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Museums <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Castles <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Traffic and transport <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Who wants to travel to Copenhagen, it may very well do on foot or by bike. The city has plenty of wide paths. It can also be a rickshaw or by water taxibe transported. The S-tog and in 2002 opened automatic metro, form the heart of Copenhagen's public transport network.
 * Cemetery Assistens
 * Carlsberg Brewery
 * Freetown Christiania
 * Danmarks Akvarium
 * Nyhavn
 * The little Mermaid
 * Øksnehallen
 * Copenhagen Opera House
 * Planetarium & Omnimaxtheater
 * Rådhuset
 * Rundetarn (Round Tower)
 * Science Center Experimentarium
 * amusement park Tivoli
 * amusement Dyrehavsbakken
 * Opened in 2005, the new opera house
 * Royal Library
 * The port
 * Arken museum of modern art (20 km outside Copenhagen)
 * Copenhagen Museum, museum of the history of Copenhagen from the 12th century
 * Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, about 35 km north of Copenhagen
 * National Museum including the Cauldron of Gundestrup
 * Danish Museum of Art
 * Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
 * Erotic Museum
 * Guinness World Records Museum
 * Amalienborg
 * Christiansborg
 * Rosenborg Slot
 * Kastellet

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The city has since the summer of 2000 with Malmo in Sweden joined by the 18-kilometer Oresund Bridge (Øresundsbroen), a combined bridge and tunnel. This makes it possible to travel directly by train or car to Malmo. Therefore one can rush in 45 minutes reach the center of Malmö. Many Swedes would love a night out in Copenhagen.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The Copenhagen Airport is the largest airport in Scandinavia . There are daily connections to many destinations both within and outside Europe. ==Twin cities and partner cities <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Peking (China); sister, since 2012
 * Marseille (France)
 * New York City (United States)
 * Paris (France)
 * Prague (Czech Republic)
 * Reykjavik (Iceland)