These design outcomes have been deliberately achieved through careful replanning in the second half of the 20th century. Copenhagen has several recurring community festivals, mainly in the summer. [147] It was Christian IV who first developed its landscaping in 1606. [227][228], Copenhagen has one of the highest number of restaurants and bars per capita in the world. The Municipality of Copenhagen is by far the most populous in the country and one of the most populous Nordic municipalities with 601,448 inhabitants (as of December 2016[update]). The seat of Copenhagen's municipal council is the Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhus), which is situated on City Hall Square. While snowfall occurs mainly from late December to early March, there can also be rain, with average temperatures around the freezing point. [149] Fælledparken at 58 ha (140 acres) is the largest park in Copenhagen. The Kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 10th century and includes two North Atlantic island nations, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Since 2009, Copenhagen has been one of the fastest growing metropolitan destinations in Europe. Copenhagen's landmarks such as Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle, Frederik's Church, Børsen and many museums, restaurants and nightclubs are significant tourist attractions. Foreign migration to Copenhagen, rising over the last three decades, has contributed to increasing religious diversity; the Grand Mosque of Copenhagen, the first in Denmark, opened in 2014. [176] The district stretches from Nørrebro to the waterfront where The Little Mermaid statue can be seen from the promenade known as Langelinie. The Copenhagen Baker's Association dates back to the 1290s and Denmark's oldest confectioner's shop still operating, Conditori La Glace, was founded in 1870 in Skoubogade by Nicolaus Henningsen, a trained master baker from Flensburg. King's Garden (Kongens Have), the garden of Rosenborg Castle, is the oldest and most frequented of them all. From the square, an old crooked shopping street leads northeast to the former centre of the city, Kongens Nytorv (“King’s New Square”), laid out in the 17th century. Since 1928 the palace has been occupied by Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Foreign Office. There are also several museums in the area including Thorvaldsen Museum dedicated to the 18th-century sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. We are building a new exhibition: The Needle in the Haystack.This means limited access to our current exhibitions. During the late 16th century Copenhagen’s trade began to flourish, and the city itself expanded. The outlying areas of Kongens Enghave, Valby, Vigerslev, Vanløse, Brønshøj, Utterslev and Sundby followed from 1920 to 1960. [28] New housing developments grew up in Brønshøj and Valby while Frederiksberg became an enclave within the city of Copenhagen. Copenhagen has been rated as the most bicycle-friendly city in the world since 2015, with bicycles outnumbering its inhabitants. The city flourished as the cultural and economic center of Scandinavia under the union for well over 120 years, starting in the 15th century up until the beginning of the 16th century when the union was dissolved with Sweden leaving the union through a rebellion. Special attention is given both to climate issues and efforts to ensure maximum application of low-energy standards. [105] Islam is the second largest religion in Copenhagen, accounting for approximately 10% of the population. In addition to a documentary film programme of over 100 films, CPH:DOX includes a wide event programme with dozens of events, concerts, exhibitions and parties all over town.[296]. [273] The new metro lines are part of the city's strategy to transform mobility towards sustainable modes of transport such as public transport and cycling as opposed to automobility.[274]. Copenhagen's harbour is in the midst … Copenhagen. [48], Shortly after the end of the war, an innovative urban development project known as the Finger Plan was introduced in 1947, encouraging the creation of new housing and businesses interspersed with large green areas along five "fingers" stretching out from the city centre along the S-train routes. Copenhagen Airport underwent considerable expansion, becoming a hub for the Nordic countries. [233] In 1992 it merged with the Egmont media group and currently runs the 17-screen Palads Cinema in Copenhagen. Copenhagen's name (København in Danish), reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce. From the 1960s, on the initiative of the young architect Jan Gehl, pedestrian streets and cycle tracks were created in the city centre. [40] The northern part of Amager and Valby were also incorporated into the City of Copenhagen in 1901–02. Found inside – Page 711In European Conference on Computer Vision, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002. S. Zhou and R. Chellappa. Probabilistic human recognition from video. This article is about the city in Denmark. All the major institutions were located there, as was the fleet and most of the army. [69], June is the sunniest month of the year with an average of about eight hours of sunshine a day. Completed in 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark. New buildings must now be constructed according to Low Energy Class ratings and in 2020 near net-zero energy buildings. [17] The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest in the history of Copenhagen. It is 700 metres (2,300 ft) long and has both lifeguards and freshwater showers on the beach. A small village existed on the site of the present city by the early 10th century. [4] There was a demographic boom in the 1990s and first decades of the 21st century, largely due to immigration to Denmark. Several historians consider this battle the first terror attack against a major European city in modern times. How well do you know your European capitals? Through progressive taxation, Denmark employs a universal health care system in which citizens receive mostly free medical care. [163] Rosenborg Castle on Øster Voldgade was built by Christian IV in 1606 as a summer residence in the Renaissance style. By 2000, however, the city’s economy was dominated by public and private services, trade, finance, and education. Copenhagen is also served by a daily ferry connection to Oslo in Norway. [95], Copenhagen aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025. Designed by Jean Nouvel, it has four halls with the main auditorium seating 1,800 people. These finds indicate that Copenhagen's origins as a city go back at least to the 11th century. A modern style court of justice, Hof- og Stadsretten, was introduced in Denmark, specifically for Copenhagen, by Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1771. They consist mainly of residential housing and apartments often enhanced with parks and greenery. The first and most popular of these is located at Islands Brygge and has won international acclaim for its design. In the civil and religious conflicts of the Protestant Reformation, the town was often sacked. [221] The city is increasingly recognized internationally as a gourmet destination. [42], In the 1920s there were serious shortages of goods and housing. The venue has three concert halls: the great hall, Store Vega, accommodates audiences of 1,550, the middle hall, Lille Vega, has space for 500 and Ideal Bar Live has a capacity of 250. [37], Despite the disasters of the early 19th century, Copenhagen experienced a period of intense cultural creativity known as the Danish Golden Age. This page is followed by a calendar page for that month featuring a gorgeous image from Copenhagen, and this is followed by a simple dotted page to record what is important to you. There are two ways to use this calendar. [33] But from a Danish point of view, the battle was a terror bombardment on their capital. Meet the creators. During the second half of the century, the city prospered from increased trade across the Baltic supported by Dutch shipping. [22], By 1661, Copenhagen had asserted its position as capital of Denmark and Norway. It contains the 17th-century Church of Our Saviour. Smart city operations in Copenhagen are maintained by Copenhagen Solutions Lab, the city's official smart-city development unit under the Technical and Environmental Administration. By 1901, it had some 400,000 inhabitants. CPH:DOX is Copenhagen's international documentary film festival, every year in November. The city plans that 20–30% of cars will run on electricity or biofuel by 2025. In disputes prior to the Reformation of 1536, the city which had been faithful to Christian II, who was Catholic, was successfully besieged in 1523 by the forces of Frederik I, who supported Lutheranism. [144] Copenhagen's spatial planning in this time frame was characterised by the separation of land uses: an approach which requires residents to travel by car to access facilities of different uses. Nørreport Station near the city centre serves passengers travelling by main-line rail, S-train, regional train, metro and bus. Møller-Mærsk, Novo Nordisk, Carlsberg and Novozymes. Medicon Valley is a leading bi-national life sciences cluster in Europe, spanning the Øresund Region. [201], Copenhagen has a significant jazz scene that has existed for many years. The natural harbour and good herring stocks seem to have attracted fishermen and merchants to the area on a seasonal basis from the 11th century and more permanently in the 13th century. There are also branches of both University College Capital and Metropolitan University College inside and outside Copenhagen. [277][279], Promoting health is an important issue for Copenhagen's municipal authorities. [177] Not far from the Little Mermaid, the old Citadel (Kastellet) can be seen. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital being the seat of government of the Kalmar Union, governing the entire present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danish monarch serving as the head of state. [283] In addition to its 8,000 personnel, the hospital has training and hosting functions. [280] The city has targets to encourage people to exercise regularly and to reduce the number who smoke and consume alcohol. [150], It is popular for sports fixtures and hosts several annual events including a free opera concert at the opening of the opera season, other open-air concerts, carnival and Labour Day celebrations, and the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix, a race for antique cars. Pop. [22][23], Copenhagen lost around 22,000 of its population of 65,000 to the plague in 1711. [165] Another interesting feature is Freetown Christiania, a fairly large area which was initially occupied by squatters during student unrest in 1971. As a result, Copenhagen has become the centre of a larger metropolitan area spanning both nations. [271] Running from Copenhagen Central Station, the new extension is a branch line of M3 Cityring to Osterport. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Found inside – Page 409... X-Ray Images Lars A. Conrad-Hansen1, Marleen de Bruijne1, Franc ̧ois Lauze1, Laszlo B. Tanko2, and Mads Nielsen1 1 IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark ... 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