Gustaf Vasa is a superb example, and Charles 10,, the conqueror of Denmark, hardly less so.

* Denmark is represented in Angola through its embassy in Lusaka ( Zambia ).

* Angola is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm, ( Sweden ).

The land on the Arctic Circle is divided among eight countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States ( Alaska ), Canada, Denmark ( Greenland ), and Iceland ( where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey ).

* 1943 – World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.

* 1440 – Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark.

Due to a name which is unusual in Denmark, it is speculated that he was christened on the Danish " Absalon " name day, October 30.

* 1080 – King of Denmark Harald III dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.

Today, his descendants can be found in many places outside of Afghanistan, such as in America, France, Germany, and even in Scandinavian countries such as Denmark and carry the surname of Ziyaee, which is itself a derivative of the King's title.

Bjarne Stroustrup (); born December 30, 1950 in Århus, Denmark ) is a Danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and the development of the widely used C ++ programming language.

The word " Bluetooth " is an anglicised version of the Scandinavian Blåtand / Blåtann, the epithet of the tenth-century king Harald I of Denmark and parts of Norway who united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom.

Bornholm (; Old Norse: Burgundaholmr, " the island of the Burgundians ") is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of ( most of ) the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, and north of Poland.

The topography of the island consists of dramatic rock formations in the north ( unlike the rest of Denmark which is very flat with few hills and no mountains ), sloping down towards “ pine and deciduous forests ” ( greatly damaged by storms in the 1950s ) and farmland in the middle and sandy beaches in the south.

Bornholm Regional Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as the result of the nationwide Kommunalreformen (" The Municipal Reform " of 2007 ), which is quite understandable, since the island, as can be seen on maps, is quite far from the rest of Denmark.

In the letter, Bardot describes the activity as a " macabre spectacle " that " is a shame for Denmark and the Faroe Islands ...

Copenhagen ( or ; ) is the capital of Denmark and its most populous city, with an urban population of 1, 213, 822 () and a metropolitan population of 1, 937, 611 ().

The group is found in England, northern France, the low countries, northern Germany, Denmark and in the subsurface of the southern part of the North Sea.

The Presidency of the Council is not a single post, but is held by a member state's government ( Denmark for the first half of 2012 ).

Kontinenten – the Continent – is a vernacular Swedish expression excluding Sweden, Norway and Finland, but including Denmark ( even the Danish archipelago ) and the rest of continental Europe.

The Faroe Islands, a territory of Denmark, is also treated as a non-Party to CITES.

The central statistical office, Statistics Denmark is responsible for compiling these data.

This information is available online in the Statbank Denmark.

As a unique thing, Denmark has a VIN-system for bicycles which is mandatory by law.

Most Norwegians and Danes of the working class and peasant class used patronymics until the 19th century, when permanent family names became mandatory, first in Denmark in the early 19th century and then in Norway around 1900.

While in the Dutch Navy any commoner could be appointed in the highest positions, in Denmark it was still mandatory to be of nobility to command, so Adelaer became the Danish Knight Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer in order to become Admiral-General.

Denmark has mandatory minimum sentences for murder ( five years to life ) and regicide ( six years to life ), and for carrying an illegal knife ( one week ).

This is because the marriage consent given to her had very specific provisions ; if Benedikte ever became the heiress-presumptive, she and her husband would have to take permanent residence in Denmark and her husband would have to become a naturalized Danish citizen, and her children would only have succession rights if they had applied for naturalization upon reaching adulthood, and taken up residence in Denmark: ( a ) at the time of becoming the immediate heir to the throne, and ( b ) no later than when they reached the age of mandatory schooling under Danish law.

After the reformation of Norway in 1537, ( Norway entered a personal union with Denmark in 1536 ) the cathedral schools were turned into Latin schools, and it was made mandatory for all market towns to have such a school.

Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland ) normally hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.

The two parties began discussing how to change the agreement with Denmark and the U. S. about how much Greenland should receive in compensation for the U. S. airbase situated outside the town of Thule, in the north of the country.

Efteling is the second park to receive a prize for their entire oeuvre, the first being Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In Denmark, culture and the arts thrive as a result of the proportionately high amount of government funding they receive, much of which is administered by local authorities so as to involve citizens directly.

From its start, it has been possible to receive the main channel ( TV2 ) outside of Denmark, primarily in southernmost Sweden and northernmost Germany ( where a Danish minority lives ), but from 11 January 2012 TV2 has decided to encode its main channel.

In the summer of 1657, he returned to Denmark, but Frederick III refused to receive him, and he hastily quit Copenhagen.

The System comprises four existing London hospitals, The Royal London Hospital ( Whitechapel ), King's College Hospital ( Denmark Hill ), St George's Hospital ( Tooting ) and St Mary's Hospital ( Paddington ), supported by a number of trauma units located in various A & E departments where patients with less serious injuries receive treatment.

The awards are named after Hans Christian Andersen, a 19th-century Danish author of fairy tales, and winners receive gold medals from the hand of the Queen of Denmark at the biennial IBBY Congress.

Perhaps because of its situation on the bay of Breiðafjörður, the village was the first in Iceland to receive a commercial licence from the King of Denmark, in the 17th century.

Krag did not receive any royalties on the production in Denmark, but was later made a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, as thanks for his efforts both with the Danish Krag-Peterssons and for his efforts with the Krag-Jørgensen the Danes adopted in 1889.

His stunning performances and shows in this period led him to receive invitations to dance for the Royal families of Monaco and Denmark plus Prime Minister of Germany, Finland and Russia.

The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began touring Germany in 2003.

On 9 February 2011, he came on as a second-half substitute for Frank Lampard in a friendly against Denmark to become the first player to receive his first four full caps whilst playing for four different teams.

He came on as a substitute in the 14th minute for the injured John Jensen, and Helveg would receive rave reviews for his performance, making him a mainstay in the Denmark squad from day one.

Emil Bergmann, Theodor Bergmann's son designed the MP32 that evolved into the MP34 as adopted by Denmark before to receive the MP35 name when adopted by nascent Wehrmacht in 1935.

In 18th century Denmark, people wishing to commit suicide would sometimes commit murder in order to receive the death penalty.

Danish citizens, including newborn babies, who are entitled to Danish citizenship, but are living abroad, do not receive a personal ID number, unless they move to Denmark.

While playing in Denmark he won the Danish Super Liga Player of the Year becoming the first North American player to receive the award.

The ceremony included displays of aircraft from Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and other countries in the NATO alliance, all of which were programmed to receive the F-16.

* The Crown of Sweden was to receive an indemnity in the form of several nobles ' estates in Scania in return for the returning of Bornholm to Denmark.

MTV Belgium, MTV Netherlands, MTV Switzerland, MTV Portugal, MTV Sweden and MTV Denmark were the first to receive the new look website layout and design.