There aren’t many people who can claim to have died in a place that bears their name, but this country’s second most distinguished children’s writer is one of them
Whether they held Nazi sympathies, disliked communism or were drawn by the financial benefits, many Danes escaped the German occupation to fight for their enemy during the Second World War
How a Danish part-time poet decided to improve the classic children's book 'Der Struwwelpeter' by binning three of its ten stories and adding three of his own
And you thought the Anglo-driven, relentless criticism of Denmark was bad on cphpost.dk! In the last decade of the 17th century, the British ambassador gave it to his host nation with both barrels – and it would seem that not much has changed since
The Christmas tree originates from long before the birth of Christ, and we have the Germans to thank for ensuring every celebration in the West isn’t complete without one
It was an ill-advised move to join Russia by backing the French in the Napoleonic Wars against Britain. It cost Denmark 1,500 buildings, 400 lives and ultimately its status as a prosperous European nation
The aquatic animals aren’t the only story at the historic building – intrigue and scandals have also hidden in the aquarium’s tanks for over 70 years .
You’ve heard of Hans Christian Ørsted, but most probably due to the park and street; in reality, his endeavours in science merit worldwide acclaim and fame