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Denmark

Frank Jensen

København

København
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Area

City: 178.46 km²

Population

City: 777,218

Postal zone

1050–1778, 2100, 2150, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2450, 2500

Area code(s)

(+45) 3

Government

Type: City council
Body: Copenhagen City Council
Mayor: Frank Jensen (Social Democrats (Denmark))

Website

https://www.kk.dk/

Frank Jensen

Biography

Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who has been serving as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen since 1 January 2010. He was Minister for Research 27 September 1994 to 30 December 1996 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II and Justice Minister from 30 December 1996 to 27 November 2001 in the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III and IV. Jensen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1986.

Frank Jensen

Biography

Frank Jensen blev født den 28. maj 1961 i Ulsted som søn af forhenværende borgmester Kjeld Jensen og pædagogmedhjælper Sonja M. Jensen. Frank Jensen gik i Ferslev Skole fra 1968 til 1972 og Støvring Bavnebakkeskole fra 1972 til 1978. Han tog hf-eksamen fra Aalborg Katedralskole i 1980 og blev cand.oecon. fra Aalborg Universitetscenter i 1986. På sin hjemegn var Frank Jensen før sin politiske karriere kendt for sit arbejde som tv-vært i et bingo-program på TV-Aalborg. Efter sin uddannelse blev han arbejdsmarkedsforsker ved Aalborg Universitetscenter fra 1986. Siden 1987 har han været gift med børnehaveklasseleder Jane Frimand Pedersen.

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Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218 (616,098 in Copenhagen Municipality, 103,914 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 43,005 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,201 in Dragør Municipality). It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen (population 1,320,629) and the Copenhagen metropolitan area (population 2,057,737). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and it is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences and armed forces. After a plague outbreak and fire in the 18th century, the city underwent a period of redevelopment. This included construction of the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden and founding of such cultural institutions as the Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. After further disasters in the early 19th century when Horatio Nelson attacked the Dano-Norwegian fleet and bombarded the city, rebuilding during the Danish Golden Age brought a Neoclassical look to Copenhagen's architecture. Later, following the Second World War, the Finger Plan fostered the development of housing and businesses along the five urban railway routes stretching out from the city centre.

Since the turn of the 21st century, Copenhagen has seen strong urban and cultural development, facilitated by investment in its institutions and infrastructure. The city is the cultural, economic and governmental centre of Denmark; it is one of the major financial centres of Northern Europe with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Copenhagen's economy has seen rapid developments in the service sector, especially through initiatives in information technology, pharmaceuticals and clean technology. Since the completion of the Øresund Bridge, Copenhagen has become increasingly integrated with the Swedish province of Scania and its largest city, Malmö, forming the Øresund Region. With a number of bridges connecting the various districts, the cityscape is characterised by parks, promenades and waterfronts. Copenhagen's landmarks such as Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Frederik's Church, and many museums, restaurants and nightclubs are significant tourist attractions. The largest lake of Denmark, Arresø, lies around 27 miles (43 kilometers) northwest of the City Hall Square.Copenhagen is home to the University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen Business School and the IT University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen, founded in 1479, is the oldest university in Denmark. Copenhagen is home to the FC København and Brøndby football clubs. The annual Copenhagen Marathon was established in 1980. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.The Copenhagen Metro launched in 2002 serves central Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Metro is scheduled to expand radically with the opening of the City-ring line during fall 2019, the new line will connect all inner boroughs of the city by metro, including The Central Station, and will open up 17 new stations for Copenhageners. The new metro line is a part of the city's strategy to transform mobility towards sustainable modes of transport such as public transport and cycling as opposed to automobility. Additionally the Copenhagen S-train, the Lokaltog (private railway) and the Coast Line network serves and connects central Copenhagen to outlying boroughs. To relieve traffic congestion, the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link road and rail construction is planned, because the narrow 9-9.5 mile isthmus between Roskilde Fjord and Køge Bugt (Køge Bay) forms a traffic bottleneck. The Copenhagen-Ringsted Line will relieve traffic congestion in the corridor between Roskilde and Copenhagen.Serving roughly two million passengers a month, Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, is the busiest airport in the Nordic countries.

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København er Danmarks hovedstad. I Københavns Kommune, og det der oftest betegnes som Byen København, bor der 613.288 indbyggere. Medregner man Frederiksberg Kommune er indbyggertallet 717.698. Storkøbenhavn, ikke at forveksle med selve København By, omfatter 18 kommuner, eller dele heraf, og har et indbyggertal på 1.308.098 indbyggere (2018). Fra 1. januar 2007 er byen en del af Region Hovedstaden og for de sydlige deles vedkommende af Region Sjælland. Hovedstadsområdet er præget af byspredning over et stort areal. Centrum for byområdet udgøres af Københavns Kommune, Danmarks mest folkerige kommune, og enklaven Frederiksberg Kommune med 104.410 indbyggere (2018). I hele Hovedstadsregionen, som foruden København By og Københavns omegn, tæller også Bornholm, Nordsjælland og Østsjælland Hovedstadsregionen har over to millioner indbyggere (præcist 2.227.628 pr. 1. januar 2017). Selvom flere områder er blevet opslugt af byområdet, har områderne deres særegne identitet med forskellige boligtyper som f.eks etagebebyggelse eller villaområde eller rækkehusbebyggelse og forskellige former for natur, f.eks. græsbegroede parker, skov, sø eller kystområde ud til Øresund og Kattegat. 43 kilometer nordvest for København ligger Danmarks største sø, Arresø. Den danske hovedstad er desuden grænseby og centrum for Øresundsregionen, som er Nordens største metropolregion. Øresundsregionen dækker 20.649 km² i Danmark og Skåne og omfatter 4 mio. indbyggere (2017), heraf 2,7 mio. (2017) i Danmark.

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