Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe. It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying south-west and south of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border.
Some of the key events about Denmark
- 1520Execution of 82 people in Stockholm during the "Stockholm Bloodbath"
- 1658Denmark forced to cede territories to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde
- 1801British fleet bombards Copenhagen, destroying much of the Danish navy
- 1807Second British bombardment of Copenhagen, resulting in significant civilian casualties
- 1849Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of its first democratic constitution
- 1864Denmark loses Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia and Austria in the Second Schleswig War
- 1915Women gained the right to vote in Denmark
- 1940Nazi Germany invades and occupies Denmark during World War II
- 1943Danish government resigns, leading to direct Nazi control of the country
- 1945Denmark was liberated from German occupation at the end of World War II
- 1952Denmark became a founding member of the Nordic Council, promoting regional cooperation
- 1968Oil tanker collision causes major environmental disaster in the Skagerrak strait
- 1973Denmark joined the European Economic Community (now the European Union)
- 1989Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex civil unions
- 2000The Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden was completed, enhancing regional integration
- 2005Publication of controversial Muhammad cartoons sparks international protests and boycotts
- 2009Copenhagen hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)
- 2012Denmark achieved its highest ever ranking (2nd place) in the World Happiness Report
- 2015Copenhagen experiences two terrorist attacks, resulting in multiple casualties
- 2020Denmark announced plans to build the world's first energy island as part of its green energy transition
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