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	History of Copenhagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The history of Copenhagen is mostly synonymous with the history of Denmark, for its growth as a major centre for trade runs concurrent with Denmark's growth as a world power.
		Copenhagen is located at the most important approach to the Baltic Sea and the rich North German trading towns of the Hanseatic League, providing Copenhagen with power and wealth, but also threatening its very existence.
		Christian VI tore the old Copenhagen Castle down in 1731-32 to replace it with Christiansborg Palace, and during the reign of Frederick V Frederiksstad, the most distinguished district of Copenhagen, with Amalienborg Palace at its center was developed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Copenhagen (1600 words)

	Copenhagen, Denmark
		Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark, lies on the east side of the island of Zealand and on the island of Amager in the Oresund.
		The old town of Copenhagen was largely destroyed by fire in 1728 and again in 1795, and in 1807 suffered considerable damage from bombardment by the British navy.
		Copenhagen owes its importance as a transshipment port to its position at the entrance to the Baltic.
	www.planetware.com /denmark/copenhagen-dk-z-cop.htm (924 words)

	History of Copenhagen
		Copenhagen City was founded by Bishop Absalon (1128-1201), who was at that time adviser of King Valdemar I, and the archbishop of Roskilde, which was the capital of Denmark in the 12th century.
		Copenhagen became the royal capital of Denmark in 1416, and during the reign of the great builder King Christian IV (1588-1648), many remarkable buildings were constructed like Rosenborg Castle, The Round Tower and The Old Stock Exchange.
		The king consolidates his power at the expense of the nobility, and in 1660 Copenhageners are witness to a magnificent sight: Frederik III is acclaimed the first absolute monarch in the square in front of the castle.
	www.nbi.dk /~petersen/Copenhagen/History/history.html (3276 words)

	FIRST LEGO League \| Copenhagen
		Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is a major commercial, fishing and naval port.
		Copenhagen is a cosmopolitan European capital with a population of 1.7 million people, one-quarter of the population of Denmark.
		Copenhagenâs goal by 2001 was to get households and industry to increase recycling or composting by 58% and reduce incinerating by 24% and the use of landfills by 18%, creating a more sustainable and safer environment for the citizens.
	www.firstlegoleague.org /default.aspx?pid=8170 (714 words)

	Copenhagen - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Copenhagen (Template:Audio IPA: Template:IPA) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides.
		Copenhagen is also a part of the Øresund region, which consists of the eastern part of Zealand in Denmark and the western part of Skåne in Sweden.
		Copenhagen is known as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, and is a center of bicycle culture.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Copenhagen (2030 words)

	History of Copenhagen
		Copenhagen's growing prosperity, founded on the good herring catch in Øresund, attracted the attention of the tradesmen from Lübeck in northern Germany, who attacked the city twice in the mid-13th century.
		Copenhagen's location at the centre of the region was central to its subsequent growth as a trading port and military and political centre.
		While at Copenhagen University Bohr calculated the basics of atomic structure and went on to formulate the principle of atomic fission, crucial to the development of the atom bomb.
	members.tripod.com /LINK_Settlers/history_of_copenhagen.htm (2891 words)

	History of Copenhagen (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		When we were young, we didn`t pay much attention to the fact that the history of Copenhagen went far back into time, as far back as the time when Absalon lived in the 12th Century.
		Copenhagen was built around the Church of Our Lady, the area where the University of Copenhagen was founded in 1476.
		It became a traumatic period in the history of Copenhagen.
	www.motherearthtravel.com.cob-web.org:8888 /denmark/copenhagen/history.htm (1286 words)

	Copenhagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Copenhagen is the seat of the national parliament, the government, and the monarchy.
		Copenhagen is one of three Danish municipalities that are not part of any county (that is, county functions are performed by the municipality), the others being the city of Frederiksberg (an enclave within Copenhagen itself) and the island of Bornholm.
		Copenhagen is also a part of the Øresund region, which consists of the eastern part of Zealand in Denmark and the western part of Scania in Sweden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Copenhagen (2622 words)

	Welcome to Copenhagen - THE CITY - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		There are evidence that Copenhagen existed as a settlement more than 6,000 years ago, but its first written record dates 1043 AC.
		Copenhagen, in those days called "Havn" meaning the Harbour, was of little strategic or political importance.
		And in 1343 King Valdemar Atterdag made Copenhagen the capital of Denmark Today the seat of the government and the hometown of the Danish royal family.
	www.copenhagen.com /thecity/history/the_birth.asp?Menu=City (210 words)

	Copenhagen: History
		Copenhagen was a trading and fishing center by the early 11th cent.
		It was fortified (1167) by Archbishop Absalon and was chartered (1254) by the bishop of Roskilde.
		Copenhagen became involved in the war between Napoleonic France and England in the early 19th cent.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0857568.html (260 words)

	Learn about Copenhagen's rich history
		Valdemar I became the Danish King in 1157 and entrusted Copenhagen to his brother, Bishop Absalon.
		Absalon built a fortress in Copenhagen and successfully drove the Wends away.
		Copenhagen prospered under Christian I becoming Scandanavia’s premier city.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /copenhagen-denmark/history.html (672 words)

	In the beginning of the second millenium Copenhagen was a mere fishermans village facing the pleasant wathers of Oresund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		This was to unstabil for the bishop of Roskilde and gradually he fortified the Copenhagen, Attracting pessants and fishermen to the city and by 1167 the Bishop Absalon decided to build his castle by the harborside of the village and the city of Copenhagen was officially founded.
		Copenhagen became the bridgehead of Danish intervention in Sweden and the Baltics, but in spite of fighting and wars, Copenhagen was able to establish itself as a crossroad for trade developing together with cities as Lubeck, Visby and Brygge to found the backbone of the very important trade union, the Hansa.
		After the sacking of Copenhagen by the British in 1807 and the dimice of Denmark to 1/10 size Copenhagen was able to maintain a lively trade with the rest of Europe and today this bridghead has been visualized in the Oresundsbroen, the bridge between Denmark and Sweden.
	ils.unc.edu /exchange/Historyside.htm (293 words)

	History Copenhagen - Official tourist-site about Copenhagen
		One thousand years of history awaits you on the medieval streets of Copenhagen.
		These are the same streets walked on by every generation of the world's oldest royal family, the same streets and canals which have inspired artists for centuries and been home and workplace to meticulous craftsmen and famous designers.
		Copenhagen has existed for more than 6000 years.
	www.visitcopenhagen.dk /tourist/about_copenhagen/history (85 words)

	history
		On this date a group of enthusiastic football players and loyal backers from the defunct Copenhagen Vikings founded what was to become the biggest powerhouse that Danish American football has seen to date.
		Copenhagen Towers '95 who brought the championship trophy to Gentofte for the fourth consecutive time.
		The general concensus among players and staff alike was that a season in division 1 was necessary in order to give the team a chance to regroup and prepare new players for football at the high level that we were determined to return to.
	www.copenhagen-towers.dk /history/history.html (1052 words)

	Copenhagen Denmark History Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen Denmark (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Copenhagen Denmark History - The city of Copenhagen was founded in the year 1000.
		Copenhagen and the city of Malmo were connected by the Oresund Bridge in July, 2000 and this has led to Copenhagen becoming the center of a a larger metrpolitan area that crosses over both nations.
		The City of Copenhagen now has 1,116,979 people living in the metropolitan area and they are proud to call it their home.
	www.copenhagencitytourist.com.cob-web.org:8888 /copenhagen-history.html (318 words)

	History of Copenhagen - Copenhagen City and History - Copenhagen Portal
		Copenhagen became the royal capital of Denmark in 1416, and in 1443 Copenhagen replaces Roskilde as the Danish capital.
		The bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 painted by Eckersberg with the Round Tower and Cathedral on fire.
		Nobel Prize Winner in physics was born in Copenhagen in 1885 and is best known for the investigations of atomic structure and for work on radiation theory.
	copenhagenet.dk /CPH-History.htm (1219 words)

	Exiles Rugby Union Football Club, Copenhagen, Denmark - History
		Much more significant, however, particularly to the unsuspecting Danish nation, was that in Copenhagen, a group of enthusiastic rugby players from all over the world, all exiled in Denmark, got together to form the Exiles Rugby Club.
		Amsterdam, within a days road travel from Copenhagen and with an established Rugby fraternity, provided a popular destination and several successful sorties were made in the early days.
		After a 24 hour boat-train journey from Copenhagen, the Exiles arrived at their hotel, the King Henry VIII in Bayswater, in surprisingly reasonable shape and repaired immediately to their natural habitat, the hotels Cellar Bar.
	www.exiles.dk /info/history.html (2560 words)

	Cosmos Tourama : Copenhagen Holidays & Holidays in Copenhagen
		Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, which itself is located in northern Europe between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
		Copenhagen opens it's first metro line in 2002, and in 2007, it will be extended to Copenhagen airport, meaning central Copenhagen will be less than 20 minutes away on the metro, something to bear in mind if you plan to visit Copenhagen in the upcoming years!
		Copenhagen does not shy away from it's reputation as being an expensive place to dine; the elaborate Kommandanten, Adelgade, is testament to this, as it is the only the Danish restaurant to be awarded two Michelin stars.
	www.cosmostourama.co.uk /copenhagen_holidays.php (1697 words)

	Royal Copenhagen information, history and message board
		Royal Copenhagen continues to produce china and dinnerware in the traditional “blue and white style,” it has become the factory’s mark of distinction.
		Royal Copenhagen is now the porcelain division of Royal Scandinavia which was formed with the merger of Royal Copenhagen and the he Swedish glass works Orreefors Kosta Boda.
		Royal Copenhagen had already bought Georg Jensen Silversmithy in 1972, and incorporated with Holmegaards Glassworks in 1985 and with Bing and Grøndahl in 1987.
	www.worldcollectorsnet.com /royalcopenhagen (785 words)

	Copenhagen Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Copenhagen has been Denmark's capital for 600 years.
		But fear not, May to September is much more comfortable, although realistically you can expect to see rain and grey skies during most of the year.
		The most popular months for visitors to Denmark are May, June, July and August, although Copenhagen has a healthy peppering of festivals throughout the year so you'll always find something to inspire you.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/denmark/copenhagen (296 words)

	Copenhagen Hotels in Copenhagen Denmark (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Industrial Revolution brought more people from the countryside into the city and Copenhagen was so overpopulated that a lot of the houses were built outside the ramparts and even outside Soerne.
		After WWI, the 1920s and 30s brought mass social discomfort and unemployment in Copenhagen and this lasted up until WWII and especially when the German occupation of Denmark proved traumatic to the people of Copenhagen.
		The rebuilding of Frihavnen and Copenhagen port, the Museum of Art (Arken,) the extension of Statens Museum for Art, the Glyptoteket and the construction of the Metro.
	www.copenhagen.globalhotels-24-7.com.cob-web.org:8888 /A-HISTORY-OF-COPENHAGEN-PART-II.php (329 words)

	History of Copenhagen Allotments
		At the end of the last century Copenhagen definitively broke its old boundaries, and very many large, dense 5-story buildings were constructed.
		The attempted solution is to place the allocation of allotment garden areas into the jurisdiction of regional planning so that the Ministry of Agriculture buys up land which is later let out to the allotment garden people on a long term basis.
		This happened when the City of Copenhagen put a ceiling on how much the Society was allowed to charge when subletting the land.
	www.cityfarmer.org /DenmarkHistory.html (1204 words)

	Visiting Copenhagen - AOK
		Walk around in Copenhagen and experience the old town with a tour guide by your side.
		Feel the sweep of history when you walk through 800 years of Copenhagen life and experience the hidden quarters and narrow alleyways of medieval Copenhagen.
		Lives up to the omnipresent quality of its surroundings, and the attention given to each guest is very typical Danish: relaxed attitude that makes one feel at home.
	www.aok.dk /Copenhagen/Visiting_Copenhagen (370 words)

	Prince Hassan opens Copenhagen conference on history of Jordan
		Late yesterday, the Crown Prince opened a six-day international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan, which is being held under the co-patronage of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
		Opening the 7th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan convened under the theme “Jordan by the Millennia,” Prince Hassan stressed that research in history and archaeology should be aimed at promoting understanding among nations and states.
		Stressing the crucial importance of systematic archaeological excavations and their impact on the Jordanian identity, the Crown Prince said Jordan's task is to reach a Terra Media” — the middle ground, centrist politics that is essential to achieve stability at both regional and international levels.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /061598002.htm (845 words)

	Heisenberg's Physics and Philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Any experiment in physics, whether it refers to the phenomena of daily life or to atomic events, is to be described in the terms of classical physics.
		It has been stated in the beginning that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory starts with a paradox.
		It is understandable that in our scientific relation to nature our own activity becomes very important when we have to deal with parts of nature into which we can penetrate only by using the most elaborate tools.
	www.marxists.org /reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/heisenb3.htm (4254 words)

	Copenhagen History & Copenhagen Culture \| iExplore.com
		1254 Copenhagen is given chartered city status by the Bishop of Roskilde
		1807 Copenhagen is attacked by the British in the Napoleonic Wars
		1940-45 Copenhagen is occupied by the Nazis; shipyards are bombed by the Allies
	www.iexplore.com /cityguides/Denmark/Copenhagen/History (248 words)

	History 181B - Copenhagen assignment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Michael Frayn's play Copenhagen was a hit on Broadway and won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Play.
		It restages a conversation between Heisenberg and Bohr in Copenhagen in 1941, a conversation that has been the subject of speculation ever since.
		Frayn's play is a piece of fiction -- but it also claims to say something about real historical figures and an event that really happened.
	socrates.berkeley.edu /~clcarson/spring05/181B/Copenhagen.html (386 words)

	1789 - Copenhagen - Naturhistorie-Selskabet - History of Scholarly Societies
		According to the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen website, the Society was founded in 1789, and to some extent functioned as a private university.
		We further read that, shortly after the Society acquired in 1804 a couple of important collections, the newly formed state museum arranged to take over all the collections of the Society, and the Society was effectively dissolved.
		Scudder.html #629a indicates that this first and only Band was issued in Abth.1-2, and also that this was a translation from the Danish of A.
	www.scholarly-societies.org /history/1789nhs.html (241 words)

	Copenhagen . Performance History \| PBS
		Copenhagen was first previewed at the Cottesloe Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, on May 21, 1998, and opened on May 28, 1998, with the following cast:
		This production moved to the Duchess Theatre, London where it was presented by Michael Codron and Lee Dean, and opened on February 5, 1999.
		Copenhagen previewed at the Royal Theatre, New York, on March 23, 2000, and opened on April 11, 2000, with the following cast:
	www.pbs.org /hollywoodpresents/copenhagen/about/performance.html (130 words)

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