DENMARK : The capital
COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has a lot to offer for city
trippers. It’s a quiet city on the waterfront, with a lot of green
areas. Most people know one of the most photographed views in the city:
the little mermaid, inspired by one of the fairy tales of H.C.
Andersen. In the centre of the city lies the famous Tivoli Park.
Copenhagen is the largest city in Denmark. Copenhagen is home to the
national parliament, government, and monarchy, which are all situated in
the heart of the city. The city has population of 1,116,979
inhabitants it. It is also the name of a county in Denmark, Copenhagen
County (of which the city itself is not a part) Frederiksberg is in turn
an enclave of the city of Copenhagen, also not part of the County that
surrounds both municipalities. An even larger metropolitan region is
known as the Danish Capital Region (Hovedstadsregionen), which consists
of the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, and the counties
of Copenhagen, Frederiksborg and Roskilde. The population of
Hovedstadsregionen is 1,823,109. The city itself has a canal system and
is divided into 15 administrative, statistical and tax districts
(bydele), each with its own character and atmosphere.
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.
Several museums (almost 50) cater to the taste of almost every visitor:
the modern art museum, the erotica museum, the war museum, the design
museum, the Nationalmuseet about Danish history and the Library with
unique manuscripts.
Denmark’s capital is a very green city. Worth a visit is the botanical
garden. The Danish are proud of their monarchy and its traditions. Every
day, visitors can see the changing of the Guard in front of the royal
palace Amalienborg.On the oldest island of the city stands the castle
Christiansborg, which is now the house of Parliament. Closeby is the
Tivoli amusement park and the large pedestrian shopping area of Stroget.
During the winter the heated terraces of Nyhavn offer a pleasant
opportunity to enjoy the old wooden warehouses with the characteristic
colours. They are now nice restaurants and trendy cafés. Don’t forget to
visit the Christiana quarter, a kind of free city for the hippies and
artists.
