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Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of approximately 660,000 in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Image: Christiansborg fra Nikolaj Kirken
Image: Marmorkirken Copenhagen seen from Amalienborg (cropped)
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Image: Nyhavn panorama
Danish language
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Danish is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
The first page of the Jutlandic Law originally from 1241 in Codex Holmiensis, copied in 1350. The first sentence is: "Mæth logh skal land byggas" Modern orthography: "Med lov skal land bygges" English translation: "With law shall a country be built"
Danish label reading militærpoliti, "military police", on a police vehicle
Learn Danish banner in Flensburg, Germany, where it is an officially recognized regional language
Danish keyboard with keys for Æ, Ø, and Å