{"id":228,"date":"2011-11-18T11:19:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T11:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=228"},"modified":"2011-11-18T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T11:24:38","slug":"danish-geography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2011\/11\/18\/danish-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Geography of Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Denmark seen from foreign land<\/span><\/em>
\n looks but like a grain of sand<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

famously wrote Danish poet Piet Hein (1905-1996), before admitting<\/p>\n

Denmark as we Danes conceive it<\/span><\/em>
\n is so big you won\u2019t believe it!<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

True enough, area-wise Danmark<\/strong> ranks among the world\u2019s smaller countries, with just 43 thousand square kilometres of dry land (about 16 thousand square miles, or a bit larger than Maryland and Delaware combined). If you casually glance at a globe, you\u2019ll probably hardly notice Denmark \u2013 a tiny appendix between Tyskland<\/strong> (Germany) and the Scandinavian peninsula of Norge<\/strong> (Norway) and Sverige<\/strong> (Sweden). Yet Denmark is very much a \u201dworld within the world\u201d, with hundreds of islands, rural landscapes, industrial areas, beaches, forests, vibrant cities and isolated villages.<\/p>\n

Basically, the country consists of one continental part, Jylland<\/strong>, and \u00f8erne<\/strong> \u2013 the islands \u2013 of which Fyn and Sj\u00e6lland (where the capital is located) are the most notable. And even Jylland, which shares a border with Germany in the South, is called a halv\u00f8<\/strong>, literally \u2019half-island\u2019 (that is, peninsula). So Denmark is very much an island nation\u2026<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some of its main parts:<\/span><\/p>\n

Jylland<\/strong>, in English Jutland<\/em>. This is Denmark\u2019s geographical link to the European continent. It covers 2\/3 of the country\u2019s area, but has only got the lesser half of its inhabitants. People here are called jyder<\/strong> (Jutes), and live in cities like Aalborg, Esbjerg, Vejle and \u00c5rhus (also written Aarhus).<\/p>\n

Fyn<\/strong>, in English Funen<\/em>. The central major island, connected to Jutland and Zealand with broer<\/strong> (bridges). The inhabitants are called fynboer<\/strong>, and the main city is Odense. Just for the sake of it \u2013 let\u2019s also mention Svendborg.<\/p>\n

Sj\u00e6lland<\/strong>, in English Zealand<\/em>. This is Denmark\u2019s hub, mostly because of the capital K\u00f8benhavn<\/strong> (Copenhagen), which is found on the island\u2019s eastern shore and is the home of more than 1 million k\u00f8benhavnere<\/strong> (Copenhageners). There are, however, also other important cities, such as Roskilde and Helsing\u00f8r (Elsinore). People here are called sj\u00e6ll\u00e6ndere<\/strong> (zealanders). For some reason their island is sometimes (jokingly) referred to as \u201dDj\u00e6vle\u00f8en\u201d \u2013 the Devil Island.<\/p>\n

Lolland-Falster<\/strong>. These are actually two islands, linked to each other and South Zealand by bridges. The inhabitants are called loll\u00e6ndere<\/strong>\/lollikker<\/strong> (singular lollik<\/strong>) and falstringer<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n

Bornholm<\/strong>. Denmark\u2019s easternmost outlier, closer to Sweden than Zealand. The main city or town is R\u00f8nne, and the island is inhabited by bornholmere<\/strong> (bornholmers).<\/p>\n

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Denmark seen from foreign land looks but like a grain of sand famously wrote Danish poet Piet Hein (1905-1996), before admitting Denmark as we Danes conceive it is so big you won\u2019t believe it! True enough, area-wise Danmark ranks among the world\u2019s smaller countries, with just 43 thousand square kilometres of dry land (about 16…<\/p>\n

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