Denmark is a wonderful country with quite a lot to offer the traveler. Copenhagen is a world class city with an old world charm. I traveled to Denmark in 1998 and again in 2008. Most of my time was spent in Copenhagen. Denmark is one of Europe's wealthiest countries and travelers often find the country to be quite expensive.
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Since 500 BC present-day
Denmark was inhabited by Danish tribes. Danish Vikings establish power
in the ninth century in England and Normandy and around
950 the Kingdom of Denmark came into being. During the viking period
(9th-11th centuries), Denmark was a great power. In the early 11th
century, king Canute united Denmark and
England for almost 30 years. From 1000 on, Denmark occupied a large
part of Northern Europe, including Estonia and Norway, but it finally
lost control over
England. During the Kalmar Union of 1397 the Kingdom of Denmark formed
a personal
union with Sweden and Norway. Sweden became independent in 1523.
After the Napoleonic war Denmark has to sede Norway to Sweden in 1814.
Denmark
remained an
absolute monarchy until 1849 when it became a parliamentary monarchy.
Denmark
introduced universal suffrage in 1915. From 1918 on. Denmark formed a
personal union with its former colony of Iceland. From 1940 to 1945
Denmark was occupied by Germany.
During this occupation Iceland, occupied by the United States, became
independent. In 1973 Denmark joined the European Community (later renamed The European Union.) |
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Copenhagen, 1998
Inside Rosenborg Castle
Amalienborg Castle
Town Hall Square in Copenhagen
Images of Copenhagen 2008
