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Best Time To Go

The best time to visit Denmark is May-Aug when the days are at their longest, temperatures are mild and the countryside is in full bloom. Spring and autumn are best for birdwatching on the west coast, with migrant species passing through.

Transportation

Transport in Denmark is developed and modern. The motorway network covers 1,111 km while the railway network totals 2,667 km of operational track. Trains. There are three main types of trains in Denmark: Regional (Re), InterCity (IC) and InterCity Lyn (ICL). Buses. Copenhagen Metro. Taxis.

Denmark Rail Passes and Train Tips

Weather

Denmark’s mean temperature in the coldest month, February, is 0 C or 32 F and in the warmest month of July is 17 C or 63 F, although wing gusts and shifts in wind direction can drastically change the weather any time of year.

Rain in Denmark comes on a regular basis year-round, and there are no true dry periods, although September through November brings the wettest season.

Information

Denmark is a Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. It’s linked to nearby Sweden via the Öresund bridge. Copenhagen, its capital, is home to royal palaces and colorful Nyhavn harbor, plus the Tivoli amusement park and the iconic “Little Mermaid” statue. Odense is writer Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, with a medieval core of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses.

Capital: Copenhagen

Population: 5.77 million

Currency: Danish krone

Points of interest: Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn, The Little Mermaid, MORE

Did you know: Denmark has the eighth-most number of time zones (5) among all countries in the world.

The Electric

In Denmark the power plugs and sockets are of type E and K. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.

Language

Official language

Danish

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.

Currency

Danish krone
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The krone is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code “DKK” and currency sign “kr.” are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it.
Offical website: nationalbanken.dk
Symbol: Kr.
Central bank: Danmarks Nationalbank
Subunit: Øre
Banknotes: 1000 kroner bill, 100-kroner bill, 200 kroner, 500 kroner, 50 kroner
Coins: 20 kroner, 10 kroner, 50-øre, 5 kroner, 1 kroner, 2 kroner.

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