Copenhagen: Capital and largest city of Denmark
Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.
It is also the largest city in Denmark. In 2014, 1,246,611 people lived in the urban area. Copenhagen is on the island of Zealand and the smaller island named Amager.
Copenhagen København | |
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 From upper left: Christiansborg Palace, Frederik's Church, Tivoli Gardens and Nyhavn | |
 Lesser coat of arms | |
  Copenhagen | |
| Coordinates: 55°40′34″N 12°34′06″E / 55.67611°N 12.56833°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital (Hovedstaden) |
| Area | |
| • Municipal | 86.39 km2 (33.36 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 606.5 km2 (234.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2018) | |
| • Municipal | 613,288 (details) |
| • Urban | 1,308,893 (details) |
| Demonym | Copenhagener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1050–1778, 2100, 2150, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2450, 2500 |
| Area code | (+45) 3 |
| Website | www |
Founded as a Viking fishing village. Copenhagen was built in the 12th century A.D. and got City rights in 1254. A few years later, it was destroyed nearly completely. In 1443, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark. In 1801, there were more than 100,000 inhabitants in Copenhagen for the first time. In the 1960s, more than 700,000 people lived in Copenhagen Municipality, and today there are 528,000 inhabitants in the municipality. Near the city centre there is the famous Freetown Christiania.
Districts
Copenhagen is divided into 10 districts. The districts are:
- Indre By
- Christianshavn
- Vesterbro
- Nørrebro
- Østerbro
- Frederiksberg
- Amagerbro
- Hellerup
- Kastrup
- Bispebjerg
Famous people
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References
- Copenhagen Portal - Tourist & Visitors Guide to Copenhagen Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Insider Travel Tips and Tourist Guides to Copenhagen
- VisitCopenhagen.dk - Wonderful Copenhagen
- Copenhagen for Partiers - Tourist Guide Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- WorldFlicks in Copenhagen: Photos and interesting places on Google Maps Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the city of Copenhaguen (Danish, English)
- Depiction of the City 1588 in Civitates orbis terrarum Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Guide to information about Denmark, Sweden, Copenhagen, Malmö, and the Øresund region
- Guide to popular attractions including Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn, and Amalienborg Palace
Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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