Denmark

After a long time I'm able to arrange some swaps again and it feels great indeed. Cards from new countries to my collection are on the way too, which makes me really happy. Here's a Danish postcard that I received from Hans yesterday. Thanks :)

Denmark

It's been a really long time since I last posted (received) something from Denmark, so this card is a great refreshment :D Horsens is city in east Jutland, Denmark, with a population of about 55,000. It is believed the name Horsens derives from the old Danish words hors (horse) and næs (headland). From the 12th century the name Horsenes is known.

The earliest traces of a city are remains of a pagan burial site and houses dating back to the 10th century. In the 12th century the kings Sweyn III and Valdemar I issued coins in the city. In the 13th century the city got its own legal code.

Thanks to Hans for the card and using various stamps :)

Denmark

I love this one! The bikes all around rainy square give a special touch to the card indeed. Chris writes close to 40% of people in Copenhagen commute to work by bike. The photo was taken by the Stork Fountain which is located on Amagertorv in central Copenhagen.  The Fountain was a present to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Louise in connection with their silver wedding in 1894. Since 1950 it has been a tradition that newly graduated midwives dance around the fountain. Many thanks to Chris :)

Denmark

Another brand new country in my collection - Denmark! The Kingdom of Denmark is a country is Northern Europe, with two additional overseas constituent countries, the Faroe Islands, that I was writing about in a post few hours ago, and Greenland. Denmark, along with Sweden and Norway, is part of the cultural region known as Scandinavia, measuring 43,094 km² in territory and about 5,540,000 inhabitants in population.

From the 8th to the 10th century, the Danes were known as Vikings. Together with Norwegians and Swedes, they colonised, raided and traded in  almost all parts of Europe. Today, Denmark is a constitutional monarchy and a member of the European Union.

I haven't received a postcard from any northern European country for a long time, so this card made me really happy. And it is also, as I mentioned at the beginning, my first w&s card from Denmark! Thanks, Christina!