Interesting facts about Denmark.

The Danish monarchy is the oldest in Western Europe, and until the 19th century Denmark ruled the whole of northern Europe and was a very powerful kingdom! Denmark is the country of the happiest people in the world! A scientific study on the nature of happiness, conducted by the University of Leicester, showed that the Kingdom of Denmark is home to the happiest people in the world. Stroget - a pedestrian street in Copenhagen is one of the longest shopping streets in Europe, where stylish and fashionable boutiques of the best designers are located. Denmark is not part of the Eurozone and has its own currency - the Danish krone. In 2000, Denmark held a referendum on the transition to the euro, but the majority of the population opposed it.

It is in Copenhagen is the park Tivoli (Tivoli) - the largest in Europe and the oldest amusement park in the world. When Walt Disney visited Tivoli, he decided to do something similar. As a result, he created the famous Disneyland. The Dane was invented by the well-known to all children designer LEGO (Lego). The name "LEGO" is an abbreviation of two Danish words "leg godt", which means "play well". In Denmark, plastic bottles are not thrown out, and this is not because the Danes are such conscious citizens, but because you can get money for a used plastic bottle. How it all works .. You buy a bottle of water in a plastic bottle, which costs 20 kroons, you pay a little more than 22 kroons. The fact that you overpay is called "PANT", that is, a deposit that you can get if you bring an empty jar to the point of reception. They are in each supermarket, but they do not issue money, but a check for the amount of the bottles handed over. A check can be used to pay a certain amount from the purchases made in the store. That's why there are no plastic bottles on the streets of Denmark.
Copenhagen is surrounded by water. After the reconstruction of water channels, the water in the harbor of Copenhagen is so clean that it can be swim. In the heart of the city you will find the Havnebadet (Haunebadet) - a sea swimming pool for 600 people, as well as the beach Amager (Ama), located just 10 minutes from the city center. Natural foods and an "environmentally friendly" way of life are very important for the Danes. In 2009, at the World Trade Ecological Fair BioFach, Denmark was named the most environmentally friendly country of the year. Copenhagen daily pass 660,000 km by metro and almost twice as much by bicycle. And not because they care about the ecological situation in the country, it just happened historically. At the end of the Second World War, gasoline was deficit and it was necessary to tighten the belts.
In Denmark, almost no buildings above six floors. True, it should be noted that there is no ground floor in such buildings, so there are essentially five floors, and the ground floor is called ground floor. You can buy a map of Copenhagen (CPH: CARD), which entitles you to free travel in public transport, free admission to 62 museums, visits to various attractions and discounts up to 20% in many cafes and restaurants.

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