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The relations between Denmark and Sweden [1] span a long history of interaction. The inhabitants of each speak related North Germanic languages, which have a degree of mutual intelligibility. Both countries formed part of the Kalmar Union between 1397 and 1523, but there exists an inherited cultural competition between Sweden and Denmark. From ...
Sweden Denmark-Norway, Lübeck, Poland-Lithuania Treaty of Stettin (1570) Stalemate Kalmar War, 1611–1613 Sweden Denmark-Norway Treaty of Knäred: Danish Victory Torstenson War, 1643–1645. Known in Norway as the Hannibal War. Sweden Denmark-Norway Second Treaty of Brömsebro: Swedish Victory First Karl Gustav War (1657–1658) Sweden ...
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
Today, the five Nordic heads of state act as the organization's patrons and according to the official statement by the organization its mission is "to promote the Nordic region as a whole while increasing the visibility of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in New York City and the United States". [82]
The Scandinavian Monetary Union was a monetary union formed by Sweden and Denmark on 5 May 1873, by fixing their currencies against the gold standard at par to each other. Norway, which was in union with Sweden entered the union two years later, in 1875 by pegging its currency to gold at the same level as Denmark and Sweden (.403 grams ). The ...
The March Across the Belts (Swedish: Tåget över Bält) was a military campaign waged by the Swedish Empire across the ice between the Danish islands.It lasted between 30 January and 15 February 1658, [a] ending with a decisive victory for Swedish King Charles X Gustav during his first Danish war.
Drawing of an above-ground view of Stjerneborg Stjerneborg as it exists today Schematic of Stjerneborg showing underground chambers. Stjerneborg ("Star Castle" in English) was Tycho Brahe's underground observatory next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg, located on the island of Ven in the Öresund between Denmark and Sweden.
The current national border between Denmark and Sweden dates to 1658. It is entirely a maritime border , along Kattegat and Øresund , and in the Baltic Sea between Bornholm and Scania . The territorial waters (12 mile zone) of the two countries meet exclusively along the Øresund, extending to about 115 kilometres (71 mi), approximately ...