DENMARK - COPENHAGE

DENMARK

Capital: Copenhagen

Geographical size: 42 921 km²

Population: 5 627 235 (2014)

Official EU language(s): Danish

Political system: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

EU member state since: 1 January 1973

Currency: Danish krone DKK

COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen is the capital and the populous city of Denmark with 591,481 inhabitants.

PLACES TO VISIT

Tivoli gardens: Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park in Copenhagen. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world. Some of it most famous rides are:

The sculpture of The Little Mermaid: At Langelinje Pier you will find one of Copenhagen's most famous tourist attractions: The sculpture of The Little Mermaid. 23 August 2013 she turned 100 years old.The sculpture is made of bronze and granite and was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale
Amalienborg Palace: This palace is made up of four beautiful buildings. It is considered one of the greatest works of Danish Rococco architecture and was constructed in the 18th century.

MUSEUMS

ARKEN Museum: ARKEN is a monumental building situated , Køge Bay Beach, south of Copenhagen. The museum has one of Scandinavia's finest collections of contemporary art. ARKEN's collection contains more than 400 works
Hirschsprung: Hirschsprung museum gives home to a unique collection n of Danish art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It contains a selection of the most important works by masters such as Eckersberg, Købke, Krøyer and Hammershøi.

WHAT TO EAT

Dyrlægens natmad: It consist of a piece of dark bread, a layer of pâté , topped with a slice of salted beef and a slice of meat jelly. This is all decorated with raw onion rings and garden cress
Røget laks: It consist of Slices of cold-smoked salmon on white bread, usually topped with shrimp and decorated with a slice of lemon and fresh dill.

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