Denmark

Inhabitants: 5,564,219 Area: 43,075km 2 Longitude/Latitude: 10° and 55 ° East to West: 452 km North to South: 368 km The capital: Copenhagen

Denmark’s Climate Zone: Temperate zone Denmark consist of Jutland, Fynen and Zealand Highest and lowest points: Ejer bavnehøj and Lammefjord

Denmark Neighbouring countries to Denmark: Germany, Sweden and Norway Greenland and Faroe Island Denmark is in Europe Islands: 443 named islands Bridges: Small Belt, Great Belt and Øresund

Copenhagen The capital Inhabitants: 548,433 Area: 88,25km 2 Known for: The little Mermaid -Tivoli -Strøget

The Vikings

Between 800 and 1066 AD. The word Viking means a pirate raid. The Vikings were famous for sailing and trading. The Vikings were in Canada around 1000 AD. The word ”Berserk” comes from terrifying Viking warriors.

The Vikings are Important to Us because:  They were able to travel, conquer and bring new materials to Denmark.  They fill a lot in Danish history.  They had a big influence in Europe.  Harald Bluetooth, who was the last Viking King, changed the Danish religion from pagan to Christian.

Famous Vikings Gorm the Old Harald Bluetooth Svend Twobeard Erik the Red

Christian 4 th

● Christian 4 th was the Danish King. ● He is famous because of his buildings and wars. ● His first wife was Anne Cathrine of Brandenburg. ● The second wife was Kirsten Munk.

Christian 4 th He was the king from 1577 to Christian was crowned when he was 11. He inherited alot from Frederik 2 nd.

Wars ● He fought many wars, but lost every single one. ● Some of the wars was: ● The Kalmer War ● The 30 Years' War ● And the Torstenson War.

Buildings ● He built a lot of famous buildings: ● The Round Tower ● The castle of Rosenborg ● The King’s Garden ● The castle of Christianborg ● Børsen (Stock Exchange)

Buildings The castle of Christianborg Børsen (Stock Exchange) The Round Tower

The castle of Rosenborg The King's garden

Anne Cathrine ● Anne Cathrine was Christian 4 th 's first wife. ● She had 6 children. ● She was queen from

Kirsten Munk ● Kirsten Munk was the second wife of Christian 4 th. ● She lived from ● She was harsh. ● From she was queen. ● Christian's left hand.

The Danish Flag The Danish Flag is called Dannebrog. Dannebrog means The Flag of the Danes, and it is a national symbol. Dannebrog is the oldest national flag in the world.

Dannebrog Dannebrog is red with a white cross

The legend about Dannebrog June 15 th The Battle by Lyndanisse (Talinn, Estonia, ) The Battle by Lyndanisse was won by the Danish king, and the flag still means a lot to the Danish Royal Family.

Christian August Lorentzen, 1809

When is the flag used

The Danish Royal Family

Queen Margrethe II April 16 th 1940 Became queen 1972 She is very creative Her children Sisters Other languages They live different places from every season

Prince consort henrik Married to Margrethe II (The Queen) Born in Talence, Gironde, France Henrik has written many poems in his native language.(French) 77 years old Speaks French, Danish, English, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese.

Crown Prince Frederik Full name. The Crown Prince was born. Frederiks father and mother. He became Crown Prince of Denmark. Sydney Olympics in The wedding. Children.

Prince Joachim Children Speaks Danish, French, English and German. Prince Joachim resides at Schackenborg Manor in southern Jutland. Joachim married Miss Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier, who in connection with the marriage became Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Later they divorced.

Margaret Her name. Born and died Margrethes father and mother. King Haakon 6. of Norway. Olaf 2 nd of Denmark and 4. of Norway. Regent of Norway and Denmark. King Albert of Mecklenburg.

The Danish Parliament Christiansborg

Frederik 7 th From absolutism to democracy June 5 th, Constitution Frederik 7 th was King before democracy was established. Moltke was the first Prime Minister. Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Changes Constitution changed in 1866,1915,1920 and Women allowed to vote in 1915.

New laws Discuss Vote Queen signs

EU and NATO NATO membership since 2. World War. EU membership since 2 nd Oct

179 members 2 members elected in Greenland, 2 in Faroe Islands 8 political parties First female Prime Minister

Trade and Industry  Denmark has very few natural resources.  The Danish economy is very dependent on the international trade.  The Danish currency is called “Kroner” (Crowns).  Denmark has the highest taxation in the world.  Denmark is in European Union.  Denmark is importing and exporting mainly from other EU-countries.  Denmark is the leading producer of wind turbines.

Production Denmark is producing oil and gas from the North Sea. Denmark is producing 38% of the world’s wind turbines. Denmark also has a lot of beef and pork which is mainly sold to Germany.

Export and Import

 Maersk is the biggest Danish company.  It has activities in 130 different countries.  It has 108,000 employees.  300 vehicles.  Maersk owns the biggest container ships in the world. (The Triple E- Vessels)  Maersk’s biggest ships only produce half the CO 2 normally produced by so big ships.

Biggest technical company in Denmark. Founded in th November. Made a big jump from batteries to loudspeakers, microphones and not-battery radios. B & O’s televisions. Known for stylish design for products. Spread all over the world Many Danish families have or have had a B & O televison.

Lego factory and Legoland are both situated in Billund. Lego (the toy) is made up of small plastic bricks. Lego has made a lot of other things like movies, board games and video games. The inventor of Lego (the toy) was called Ole Kirk Christiansen (7 th April 1891 – 11 th March 1958). The family Kirk Christiansen owns the company Lego.

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish company, which is making wind turbines. It is the largest in the world! Vestas was founded by Peder Hansen in They have made more than 44,000 wind turbines in 30 years. Vetsas had at the end of 2010, 23,250 employees internationaly. Vestas has installed over 41,000 wind turbines in 63 countries on five continents.

Municipality of Kolding Our town

Facts about Kolding Kolding is 218km². All in all 605km² There lives around 57,000 people. Kolding is the 7 th largest town in Denmark.

Kolding centre and the mall The pedestrian area. There are cafés where you can have your lunch. The mall Kolding storcenter.

The indoor pool It is near our school. You can have swimming lessons there and lots of fun. The indoor pool

The old castle It is now a museum. Christian the 4 th lived there.

Our school Kolding Realskole. There are around 950 students.

The beach and the harbour You can swim on a hot summer day. At our harbour there are a lot of ships and boats.

Industry Metal industry, packing industry and transport and shipping. Oxen were driven from the Northern Jutland to Kolding. The geographical position is important.

Made by: Alexander, Andreas, Charlotte, Christopher, Clara, Dorothea, Dorthea, Frida, Jakob, Josefine, Lukas, Malthe, Marie, Mariella, Martin, Nikolaj (Skov), Nikolaj (Catois), Pi, Sandra, Sharani, And Zohal.