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Map of Denmark. This article shows a list of cities in Denmark by population.The population is measured by Statistics Denmark [1] for urban areas (Danish: Byområder), defined as a contiguous built-up area with a maximum distance of 200 meters between houses, unless further distance is caused by public areas, cemeteries or similar.
In 1050, following several destructions, the population was moved to the opposite shore of the Schlei, becoming the city of Schleswig. In 1066 Hedeby was finally destroyed, and Schleswig remained a part of the Danish kingdom. [citation needed] In 1544, Gottorf Castle became the residence of the local rulers. The dukes of Gottorf were vassals of ...
The city's major cultural institutions include Den Gamle By, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, the Moesgård Museum, Gender Museum Denmark, Musikhuset Aarhus and Aarhus Theatre. Known as Smilets By (lit. City of Smiles) it is the Danish city with the youngest demographics and home to Scandinavia's largest university, Aarhus University.
This is a list of urban areas in Denmark by population.For a list of cities in Denmark please see List of cities in Denmark by population.. The population is measured by Statistics Denmark for urban areas (Danish: byområder or bymæssige områder), which is defined as a contiguous built-up area with a maximum distance of 200 m between houses, unless further distance is caused by public areas ...
Schleswig therefore means (in Danish): "The bay at the river Schlei". The Schlei is known as Slien in Danish and is believed to have been used only for the inner Slien (the Great and Little Bay near the city of Schleswig). The word is thought to be related to Slæ, which means reeds and aquatic plants found in this area. [citation needed]
Copenhagen [8] (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ⓘ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. [9] [10] The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait.
From 1 April 1948, Aa was changed to Å as a result of the Spelling reform (Danish Retskrivningsreformen).Aarhus municipal council and Aarhus county chose to use the letter Å instead of Aa, but it was optional for counties or municipalities or cities/towns whether they would keep or change the original spelling from before 1948.
Until the municipal reform of 1 April 1970, the number of councillors in Danish municipalities and counties was around 10,000 [3] in around 1,000 parish municipalities (sognekommuner), being supervised by their county, and market city municipalities (købstadskommuner), the latter numbering 86 [4] (including Bornholm whose county as an ...