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The Øresund Bridge ( which includes a 3 km tunnel ) between Danish capital Copenhagen and the largest city of Scania, Malmö was inaugurated on 1 July 2000 by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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Øresund and Bridge
With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region.
Motorways are toll-free except for the Great Belt Bridge joining Zealand and Funen and the Øresund Bridge linking Copenhagen to Malmö in Sweden.
Malmö reached bottom in 1995 and the same year marked the commencement of the massive Øresund Bridge project.
Malmö is part of the transnational Oresund Region and since 2000 the Øresund Bridge crosses the Øresund to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oresundtrains cross Øresund Bridge every 20 minutes ( every 10 minutes during rush hour ) connecting Malmö to Copenhagen, and the Copenhagen Airport.
The tunnel runs from under Malmö Central Station to Triangeln continuing to Hyllievång ( Hyllie Meadow ), where it emerges to connect with the Øresund Bridge, effectively changing Malmö Central from being a terminus to being a transit station.
The motorway system has been incorporated with the Øresund Bridge ; the European route E20 goes over the bridge and then, together with the European route E6 follows the Swedish west coast from Malmö – Helsingborg to Gothenburg.
City overview, with Øresund Bridge and Limhamns kalkbrott in the foreground, and Turning Torso further away
The main contributing factor has been the economic integration with Denmark brought about by the Øresund Bridge.
The construction of the Great Belt Fixed Link and the Øresund Bridge have, together, enabled one to drive from mainland Europe to Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia through Denmark, providing an alternative to the significantly longer land route through Finland.
Together with the Øresund Bridge, the link provides a direct fixed connection between western Continental Europe and northern Scandinavia, eventually connecting all parts of the European Union except for Ireland, Malta and Cyprus and outlying islands.
Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden over Amager and the Øresund Bridge.
* Øresund Bridge
The Öresund or Øresund Bridge (,, joint hybrid name: Øresundsbron ) is a combined twin-track railway and dual carriageway bridge-tunnel across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark.
The Øresund Bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe, and connects two major metropolitan areas: those of the Danish capital city Copenhagen and the major Swedish city Malmö.
Furthermore, the Øresund Bridge connects the road and rail networks of Scandinavia with those of Central and Western Europe.
The Øresund Bridge received the 2002 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.
The construction of the Øresund Bridge began in 1995, and was finished 14 August 1999.
In 2007, almost 25 million people travelled over the Øresund Bridge: 15. 2 million by car and bus, and 9. 6 million by train.
Øresund and which
The Dano-Norwegian Kingdom grew wealthy during the 16th century, largely because of the increased traffic through the Øresund, which Danes could tax because Denmark controlled both sides of the Sound.
To the east is the Øresund, which separates the island of Zealand from Sweden.
To the east is the Øresund ( the Sound ), the strait which separates Zealand from Sweden.
Uranienborg () was a Danish astronomical observatory operated by Tycho Brahe ; built circa 1576-1580 on Hven, an island in the Øresund between Zealand and Scania, which at that time was part of Denmark.
Its neighboring island to the south is the artificial island Peberholm ( Pepper Islet ), which is a part of the Øresund Bridge and was named to complement Saltholm.
* Rungsted Kyst Station and Kokkedal Station on the coast are located on Kystbanen and served by the Oresundtrains which continue to Copenhagen Airport and across the Øresund bridge to Sweden.
In part, this design was a method used to avoid high taxes collected by Denmark in the Øresund, which was assessed based on area of the main deck.
Frederick had the support of Brandenburg and Austria, but Holland had already agreed with England that preventing the western and eastern shore of Øresund from being controlled by the same country would in turn prevent future raises of the Øresund toll, which would cause disruption in the Dutch and English Baltic trade.
To the east is the Øresund, the strait which separates Zealand from Sweden.
Øresund and 3
The strait has also lent its name to the Øresund Region of 3. 8 million inhabitants on both the Danish and Swedish sides.
Øresund, being at the border between oceanic salt water ( with a salinity of more than 30 PSU ) and the Baltic sea ( only 3 – 7 PSU ) has rather unique water conditions.
Øresund and km
In Sweden, E 20 is a motorway from the Øresund Bridge in Malmö to Nääs 30 km east of Gothenburg, a long motorway.
Øresund and tunnel
Since the summer 2000, the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö have been connected by a toll bridge / tunnel ( Øresund Bridge ) for both rail and road traffic.
The line is elevated while traveling through Øresund, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center.
Øresund and between
The name Helsingør is derived from the word hals meaning " neck " or " narrow strait ", referring to the narrow strait ( Øresund, or The Sound ) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg, Sweden.
Bishop Hans Brask's original justifications for the canal's construction were the onerous Sound Dues imposed by Denmark – Norway on all vessels passing through the narrow Øresund channel between Sweden and Denmark and the trouble with the Hanseatic League.
The castle is situated on the extreme northeastern tip of the island of Zealand at the narrowest point of the Øresund, the sound between Denmark and Sweden.
* The letter Ø-with-umlaut was used by the Øresund bridge company, as part of their logotype, to symbolize its union between Sweden and Denmark.
An SJ X 2000 used for a direct connection between Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark across the Øresund Bridge.
The Sound is the internationally recognized short name for the Øresund, the narrow stretch of water that separates Sweden and Denmark and is the main waterway between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, and it is also a colloquial short name for among others the Plymouth Sound, England.
* The Sound, another name for Øresund, a body of water between Sweden and Denmark
In July 2000 the Øresund Bridge was inaugurated, creating a fixed rail and road link between Sweden and Denmark.
Flakfortet, meaning sand-shoal fortress, is a sea fort located on the artificially built island of Saltholmreb, in Øresund between Copenhagen and Saltholm.
Middelgrundsfortet is a sea fort located in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö.
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