Knowra Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is Denmark’s capital and largest city, situated on Zealand’s eastern coast and the island of Amager. It is the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.
Zealand : Zealand is Denmark’s largest island, separated from Funen by the Great Belt and from Sweden by the Øresund. Copenhagen occupies Zealand’s eastern coast, anchoring the city within Denmark’s largest island.
Absalon : Absalon was a Danish bishop and statesman who founded a fortress at Copenhagen in the twelfth century. His fortress is associated with Copenhagen’s transformation from settlement into a fortified town.
Folketing : The Folketing is Denmark’s unicameral parliament, responsible for national legislation and government oversight. Its seat at Christiansborg makes Copenhagen the center of Danish parliamentary politics.
Malmö : Malmö is a major city in southern Sweden, located across the Øresund from Copenhagen. The two cities form the principal urban pair connected by the Øresund Bridge.
Nyhavn : Nyhavn is a seventeenth-century waterfront canal and harbor district in central Copenhagen. Its colorful townhouses and historic ships have become emblematic images of the city.
Amager : Amager is a Danish island between Zealand and the Øresund, much of which forms part of Copenhagen. The city extends across Amager, where neighborhoods and Copenhagen Airport occupy the island.
Bishop Absalon's Castle : Bishop Absalon’s Castle was a medieval fortress built on the site of present-day Christiansborg Palace. Its remains preserve evidence of Copenhagen’s earliest known fortifications.
Christiansborg Palace : Christiansborg Palace is a government building on Slotsholmen that houses the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court, and Prime Minister’s Office. The palace concentrates Denmark’s legislative, judicial, and executive institutions in central Copenhagen.
Øresund Bridge : The Øresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway link connecting Copenhagen and Malmö across the Øresund. It turned the waterway between Copenhagen and Sweden into a direct cross-border land connection.
Tivoli Gardens : Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in central Copenhagen, opened in 1843. The park is a long-running public attraction woven into the city’s cultural life.
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