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Denmark under the House of Oldenburg With Christian I began the series of kings from the House of Oldenburg; In 1460 the estates of Schleswig and Holstein also elected him to their rulership. After repeated attempts to shake off the…
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Denmark has a strong trade union movement. Although the number of members has started to decline, just over three out of four employees are in the union. Wages are determined through collective bargaining. An agreement from 1987 establishes certain rules…
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Football and handball are Denmark’s most popular sports. Denmark introduced football as early as the 1870s, as one of the first countries outside the United Kingdom. The Danes claimed well in the first Olympic tournaments with victories in the anniversary…
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In Danish medieval churches there are frescoes with motifs from scenes reminiscent of the European mystery games, in particular depictions of the hell gap that were a permanent component of the mystery games in France and Germany. From 1574, however,…
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Tourism is part of the Danish business sector that has long been growing. Among Denmark’s most visited destinations are Copenhagen’s sights with Tivoli and Christiania at the forefront, the Legoland amusement park in Billund, the cathedral in Roskilde with a…
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The coin denomination The currency unit is the Danish krone (currency code DKK) of 100 øre. 50 cents and 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 kroner were minted; banknotes denominations are 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 kroner. Of the…
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Of the Nordic countries, Denmark is in a unique position when it comes to ballet history, and the Royal Ballet has international reputation as one of the world’s leading ballet companies. Already in the late 1500s, dance became an important…
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The hoop photographer Peter Elfelt recorded the first motion pictures in Denmark in 1896, and the first cinema was established in Copenhagen in 1904. Ole Olsen started 1906 Nordisk Films Kompagni and started an extensive production. Thanks to talented artists…
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The oldest traces of a scriptural Danish spiritual life can be found on the rune stones of the beginning Danish language form, which in a number of about 240 have been erected in the period from 750 to the 1100s….
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The elaborate bronze watches found at excavations in Denmark testify that music played an important role already in prehistoric times. The stories tell of songs and games on harp, gige and fiddle. The oldest known ballads probably date from the…
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