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Blågårds Plads

 

Blågårds Plads is an area in Copenhagen and was built in order to give the people of Copenhagen a green sanctuary.

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Hansen, Holger Møller

 

Holger Møller Hansen (1915-2000) was a professional inventor, who invented the endoscope and bubble wrap

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Folklore

 

Folklores was part of an oral tradition where the stories was handed down from one generation to the next

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Dannemand, Frederikke

   

Frederikke Dannemand was the daughter of a shipbuilder. She was introduced to Frederik 6, with whom she began a lifelong relationship

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Dannevirke

   

The Dannevirke fortifications is the largest earthwork in Europe. Over 1500 years old, it acted as Denmark's defensive boundary

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Fishing Weir

 

Fishing weirs are one of the oldest, advanced fishing methods that we know of. In Denmark, these mainly caught salmon, eel and trout

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Dry Battery

   

The dry battery, an invention by Wilhelm Hellesen. He founded a batteryfactory in Copenhagen, which was bought by Duracell in 1986

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Christian II

 

Christian II (1481-1559) was one of the most unpopular Danish kings and was eventually overthrown and imprisoned for life

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Dybbøl

   

Dybbøl is a small coastal town in Southern Jutland that was the scene of one of the most important battles in Denmark's history

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