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Copenhagen has been Denmark's capital for 600 years. It's an appealing and largely low-rise city comprised of block after block of period six-storey buildings. Church steeples punctuate the skyline, with only a couple of modern hotels marring the view.
It's a city that gleams with a contemporary edge, but seems to take you back hundreds of years. Whatever you're looking for -sleek or cosy, gay or straight, traditional or modern - it can provide. It's even affordable in Scandinavian terms.
Fast Facts
Population
1,700,000
Currency
Name: Danish Krone
Code: DKK
Symbol: kr
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Danish
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Country Dialing Code
+45
Weights & Measures
Metric
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