Denmark
Capital:
Copenhagen
Continent:
Europe
Maps:
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| European continent. Denmark outlined poorly in dark ink. |
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| A close-up of Denmark. |
Neighbors:
Germany
Water Borders:
North Sea, Skagerrak (strait), Kattegat (sea), Bay of Mecklenburg, Baltic Sea
Total Area:
16,562 square miles; Denmark has two overseas territories (Greenland & Faroe Islands) that I'm not including in its total area
Five Largest Cities:
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Frederiksberg
Famous Geographical Point:
Limfjord
Famous Person:
Niels Bohr, physicist (recipient of the 1922 Nobel Prize for Physics)
Book Set In/About:
Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness by Marie Tourell Søderberg
I'm having a hard time putting into words what hygge is, so here is the Wiki page about it. I find it both fascinating & awesome and I totally want to read this book.
I'm having a hard time putting into words what hygge is, so here is the Wiki page about it. I find it both fascinating & awesome and I totally want to read this book.
Movie Set In/About:
"Jagten (The Hunt)" (2012), directed by Thomas Vinterberg
A young child's lie threatens to ruin the life of a dedicated teacher.
A young child's lie threatens to ruin the life of a dedicated teacher.
Headline of the Day:
"Apple Will Build a Second Data Center in Denmark" on BetaNews.
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