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No. Attraction Type Location Visitor number 1: Tivoli Gardens: Amusement park: Copenhagen: 3,854,000 2: Dyrehavsbakken: Amusement park: Copenhagen: 1,805,929 3: Legoland
Copenhagen's name (København in Danish), reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce.The original designation in Old Norse, from which Danish descends, was Kaupmannahǫfn [ˈkɔupˌmɑnːɑˌhɔvn] (cf. modern Icelandic: Kaupmannahöfn [ˈkʰœipˌmanːaˌhœpn̥], Faroese: Keypmannahavn [ˈtʃʰɛʰpmanːaˌhavn]), meaning 'merchants' harbour'.
Before this relaxation, the historic centre of Copenhagen was inhabited by approximately 125,000 people, peaking in the census of 1870 (140,000); today the figure is around 25,000. In 1901, Copenhagen expanded further, incorporating communities with 40,000 people, and in the process making Frederiksberg an enclave within Copenhagen.
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The Rosenborg Castle Garden is the country's oldest royal garden and was embellished in the Renaissance style by Christian IV shortly before the construction of the main castle. Today, the gardens are a popular retreat for the people of Copenhagen, and attract an estimated 2.5 million visitors every year.