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Denmark: Hovedstaden – Copenhagen, visitor’s guide
Home to one of the oldest monarchies in the world with a history tracing back to the Viking Age…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Copenhagen – National Museum of Denmark
The National Museum of Denmark showcases and documents the World’s intangible cultural heritage; The…
Denmark: Copenhagen – Jens Olsen’s World Clock
Located in New Salem, North Dakota, Salem Sue stands a mighty 38 feet (12 m) high and 50 feet (15 m)…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Copenhagen – Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen houses some of Denmark’s greatest cultural treasures. The castle was…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Copenhagen – Chrisitiansborg Palace
Once home to kings and queens, Christiansborg Palace now houses the Danish Parliament, the Supreme…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Copenhagen – Chrisitiania
Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania or simply Staden, is an intentional community and…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Viking Ship Museum
The Viking Ship Museum is built around the five original Viking ships from Skuldelev. They are part…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral is Denmark’s royal burial church as well as being an active local parish church…
Denmark: Hovedstaden – Frederiksborg Castle
Frederiksborg Castle was built by King Christian IV in the early decades of the 17th century and is…
Denmark: Helsingør – Kronborg Castle
Kronborg Castle has existed at Helsingør (Elsinore) since 1420. It’s been burned to the ground and…
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The Capital Region of Denmark (Danish: Region Hovedstaden) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark and contains Copenhagen, the national capital.
The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021, the chairperson is Lars Gaardhøj, who is a member of the Social Democrats party of Denmark.
The Capital Region was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. This reform abolished the traditional counties (Danish plural: amter, singular: amt) and created five regions. As part of this reform, 271 smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, reducing the number of municipalities to 98.
