In October of that same year the Danish Lutheran Church is formally established. The king became head of the executive branch. The long decades of peace came to an abrupt end during the Napoleonic Wars. From around the 5th to the 7th century, Northern Europe experienced mass migrations. This is in the small Ertholmene archipelago 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Bornholm. [32] A new runic alphabet was first used around the same time and Ribe, the oldest town of Denmark, was founded about AD 700. Denmark signs a 10-year nonaggression pact with Germany. When WWII began that fall, Copenhagen declared its neutrality. The Danish king's realm still consisted of the islands, the northern half of the Jutland peninsula, and the Duchy of Schleswig in real union with the Duchy of Holstein. Denmark is known for its Carlsberg and Tuborg beers and for its akvavit and bitters. "Culture and Contrasts in a Northern European Village: Lifestyles among Manorial Peasants in 18th-Century Denmark, Johansen, Hans Chr. The Jutes migrated to Great Britain eventually, some as mercenaries of Brythonic King Vortigern, and were granted the south-eastern territories of Kent, the Isle of Wight and other areas, where they settled. He immediately arrests the Catholic bishops, confiscates their property and dissolves the monasteries. The government records upper secondary school completion rates of 95% and tertiary enrollment and completion rates of 60%. Danish agriculture was very inefficient and unproductive as a result, since the peasants had no motivation to perform anything more than the absolute minimum of work. [253] Denmark qualified six times consecutively for the European Championships between 1984 and 2004, and were crowned European champions in 1992; other significant achievements include winning the Confederations Cup in 1995 and reaching the quarter-final of the 1998 World Cup. Denmark's electricity sector has integrated energy sources such as wind power into the national grid. Both of the Scandinavia-based East India Companies folded during the course of the Napoleonic Wars. Often regarded as Denmark's "birth certificate", the large, Christianity, expansion and the establishment of the Kingdom of Denmark, Margaret and the Kalmar Union (1397–1523). Very little is known of other Danish literature from the Middle Ages. The Swedish nobility grew increasingly unhappy with Danish rule and the union soon became merely a legal concept with little practical application. Rural administration remained primarily the preserve of the large landholders and of a few law-enforcement officials. Seventeen years later her father and her husband are dead, but she has a young son, Olaf. It is now possible to drive from Frederikshavn in northern Jutland to Copenhagen on eastern Zealand without leaving the motorway. Danish merchant ships also traded around Europe and the North Atlantic, venturing to new Danish colonies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic. However, this time the Danes did not panic or surrender. [26] The ideas of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) spread far beyond Denmark, influencing not only his own era, but proving instrumental in the development of new philosophical systems after him. Denmark remained neutral during World War I, but the conflict affected the country to a considerable extent. By the spring of 1536, Christian III had taken firm control. Here's why", "Carl Dreyer:Day of Wrath, Ordet, Gertrud", Wall Paintings in Danish Churches from Panoramas.dk. Home » countries » Country independence dates. [84] Now she appreciates its value and the chance to gain independence Industrialisation came to Denmark in the second half of the 19th century. Support for free trade is high among the Danish public; in a 2016 poll 57% responded saw globalisation as an opportunity whereas 18% viewed it as a threat. [95] Hereditary monarch Queen Margrethe II has been head of state since 14 January 1972. 958. Another poll, carried out in 2009, found that 25% of Danes believe Jesus is the son of God, and 18% believe he is the saviour of the world.[198]. The inhabitants of Denmark are there called tani ([danɪ]), or "Danes", in the accusative. Depletion of cultivated land in the last century BC seems to have contributed to increasing migrations in northern Europe and increasing conflict between Teutonic tribes and Roman settlements in Gaul. Danish doctors refused to treat German citizens fleeing from Germany. The duchy of Schleswig constituted a Danish fief, while the Duchy of Holstein remained a part of the German Confederation. Christianity brought with it some support from the Holy Roman Empire. Denmark–Norway had a reputation as a relatively powerful kingdom at this time. [87] Home rule was granted to the Faroe Islands in 1948 and to Greenland in 1979, each having previously had the status of counties. Viborg became the center for the Danish Reformation for a time. The young man who arrived at Christiania (now Oslo) on November 27th, 1905, in the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog is still King of Norway. [208] This places Denmark above the OECD average and above the other Nordic countries. [143] Establishing a business can be done in a matter of hours and at very low costs. Christian III quickly raised an army to enforce his election, including mercenary troops from Germany. [126] As Denmark has no minimum wage legislation, the high wage floor has been attributed to the power of trade unions. [28], Internationalism and nationalism have become very much part of the history of the Danish Labour movement. [228] From the 18th century up to the 1970s, the Danish government (Dano-Norwegian until 1814) have through time tried to assimilate the indigenous people of Greenland, the Greenlandic Inuit, encouraging them to adopt the majority language, culture and religion. Together these made Denmark a major exporter of butter after 1850. Constitutional change in 1953 led to a single-chamber parliament elected by proportional representation, female accession to the Danish throne, and Greenland becoming an integral part of Denmark. [211] These policies have been criticized for undercutting 'equality before law' and for portraying immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants, in a bad light. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 brought an end to the monetary union. Danish design is typically applied to industrial design, furniture and household objects, which have won many international awards. Antagonism between Germans and Danes increased from the mid-18th century on. Liz Alderman and Steven Greenhouse (27 October 2014). University officials handled the censorship, but in 1770 Denmark became one of the first nations of the world to provide for press freedom; it ended in 1799. The first human settlers to inhabit Denmark and Scandinavia permanently were the Maglemosian people, residing in seasonal camps and exploiting the land, sea, rivers and lakes. In 1666, Anders Bording, the father of Danish journalism, began a state paper. All in all, Sweden had now surpassed Denmark as the most powerful country in Scandinavia. The next 12 years were a period of unmitigated reaction until a group of reformers gained power in 1784. 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Eight of the 22 had died before reaching 20 years of age – testifying to the hardness of hunter-gatherer life in the cold north. A productive period of Historicism ultimately merged into the 19th-century National Romantic style. During the first post-glacial millennia, the landscape gradually changed from tundra to light forest, and varied fauna including now-extinct megafauna appeared. Denmark’s relationship with the European Union has historically mirrored that of the U.K. The Roman provinces, whose frontiers stopped short of Denmark, nevertheless maintained trade routes and relations with Danish or proto-Danish peoples, as attested by finds of Roman coins. The Nazi occupation of Denmark unfolded in a unique manner. In the modern era, notable filmmakers in Denmark include Lars von Trier, who co-created the Dogme movement, and multiple award-winners Susanne Bier and Nicolas Winding Refn. [N 12] First written in 1849, it establishes a sovereign state in the form of a constitutional monarchy, with a representative parliamentary system. Tausen's preaching converted ordinary people, merchants, nobles, and monks and even the Prior grew to appreciate Tausen and ordered his release. The Danish economy benefited from the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) in the Netherlands because a large number of skilled refugees from that area (the most economically advanced in Europe) came to Denmark. This led to the so-called Danish-British Gunboat War. Denmark now aims to focus on intelligent battery systems (V2G) and plug-in vehicles in the transport sector. This view, however, clashed with that of the German majority in the duchies, also enthused by liberal and national trends, which led to a movement known as Schleswig-Holsteinism. The period also saw Denmark inaugurating important social and labour-market reforms, laying the basis for the present[update] welfare state. After a brief war with Sweden, Christian had to abdicate in order to preserve Norwegian autonomy, established in a personal union with Sweden. Venstre leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen won the 2001, 2005, and 2007 Folketing elections and formed a new government and was in his first few months challenged after the Social Democrat Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen admitted defeat. Rules to this effect shall be laid down by Statute ...". Denmark maintained its Indian colony, Tranquebar, as well as several other smaller colonies there, for about two hundred years. The size of the land area cannot be stated exactly since the ocean constantly erodes and adds material to the coastline, and because of human land reclamation projects (to counter erosion). Under the county system certain densely populated municipalities, such as Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg, had been given a status equivalent to that of counties, making them first-level administrative divisions. The Nordic Bronze Age (1800–600 BC) in Denmark was marked by burial mounds, which left an abundance of findings including lurs and the Sun Chariot. [194] Denmark's Muslims make up approximately 5.3% of the population and form the country's second largest religious community and largest minority religion. This includes Geranium and Noma in Copenhagen. Simple men with little education replaced professors and professionals in positions of power. A final attempt by the Norwegians under Harald Hardrada to reconquer England failed, but did pave the way for William the Conqueror's takeover in 1066.[16]. The Danish Case,". Iceland voted for independence from Denmark in 1944. Nevertheless, Danes remember Christian IV as one of the great kings of Denmark. The Holstein Counts gained control of large portions of Denmark because the king would grant them fiefs in exchange for money to finance royal operations. The open sandwiches on rye bread, known as smørrebrød, which in their basic form are the usual fare for lunch, can be considered a national speciality when prepared and decorated with a variety of fine ingredients. Within days Tausen's ideas swept through the town. In the Treaty of Lübeck, Christian made peace and agreed to not intervene in Germany again. The Inuit have never been a single community in a single region of Inuit. Greenland gained home rule in 1979 and was awarded self-determination in 2009. For specific professions, there is vocational education, training young people for work in specific trades by a combination of teaching and apprenticeship. In 1683, the Danske lov 1683 (Danish Code) standardized and collected all the old provincial laws. Since Denmark won its opt-outs in 1993, Europe has steadily accrued more powers over the justice and security portfolio to the point where a soft opt-in was the only logical answer. However, this has had little effect, and in 2008 Denmark experienced an increase in the import of fuel inefficient old cars,[164] as the cost for older cars—including taxes—keeps them within the budget of many Danes. 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Sports are popular in Denmark, and its citizens participate in and watch a wide variety. The death of St. Canute marks the end of the Viking Age. The Constitution of Denmark – Section 13. In the early 12th century, Denmark became the seat of an independent church province of Scandinavia. Violent civil wars rocked the land. However, even from the start, Margaret may not have been so idealistic—treating Denmark as the clear "senior" partner of the union. Norway legally had the status of an independent state, with its own parliament, judiciary, legal system, armed forces, flag, and currency. The treaty transferred Heligoland to Great Britain and Norway from the Danish to the Swedish crown, Denmark was to be satisfied with Swedish Pomerania. Things came to a head in the Battle of Fælleden on 5 May 1872. [138] The Danish taxation system is broad based, with a 25% value-added tax, in addition to excise taxes, income taxes and other fees. The effect of this was to turn the previously free Danish peasantry into serfs. Some of the most well-preserved bog bodies from the Nordic Iron Age are the Tollund Man and the Grauballe Man. Following graduation from compulsory education, there are several continuing educational opportunities; the Gymnasium (STX) attaches importance in teaching a mix of humanities and science, Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX) focuses on scientific subjects and the Higher Commercial Examination Programme emphasises on subjects in economics. While Sweden and Norway refused, Denmark readily accepted. Denmark recognises Iceland's independence, which had been declared in 1944. With the kings' permission, churches in Copenhagen opened their doors to the Lutherans and held services for Catholics and for Lutherans at different times of the day. Background. By 1 July 2018, the net international investment position (or net foreign assets) of Denmark was equal to 64.6% of GDP. The National Institute of Public Health of the University of Southern Denmark has calculated 19 major risk factors among Danes that contribute to a lowering of the life expectancy; this includes smoking, alcohol, drug abuse and physical inactivity. "Middle Power Leadership on the Human Security Agenda", "Danish Presidency of the European Union 2012", "Denmark as a warring nation: A bracket that should be closed", United States Army Center of Military History, "Danmarks Radio – Danmark mister flest soldater i Afghanistan", "Gross national income per capita 2017, Atlas method and PPP. Answers.com - When did Norway gain their. In the late 18th century, extensive agricultural reforms took place, involving the abolition of the old open-field system and the amalgamation of many smaller farms into larger ones. The absolutist kings of Denmark were quite weak compared to their Swedish counterparts, and non-noble landlords became the real rulers of the country. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen (penname Isak Dinesen), (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), and the dense, aphoristic poetry of Piet Hein (1905–1996), have earned international recognition, as have the symphonies of Carl Nielsen (1865–1931). In 1871, Holger Drachmann and Karl Madsen visited Skagen in the far north of Jutland where they quickly built up one of Scandinavia's most successful artists' colonies specialising in Naturalism and Realism rather than in the traditional approach favoured by the Academy. Roskilde Festival near Copenhagen is the largest music festival in Northern Europe since 1971 and Denmark has many recurring music festivals of all genres throughout, including Aarhus International Jazz Festival, Skanderborg Festival, The Blue Festival in Aalborg, Esbjerg International Chamber Music Festival and Skagen Festival among many others.[242][243]. The "red bloc", consisting of the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, Socialist People's Party, the Red–Green Alliance, the Faroese Social Democratic Party and the Greenlandic Siumut, won 93 of the 179 seats, securing a parliamentary majority. Canute's nephew Sweyn Estridson (1020–74) re-established strong royal Danish authority and built a good relationship with Archbishop Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen — at that time the Archbishop of all of Scandinavia. Danish is more distantly related to German, which is a West Germanic language. "Standard Eurobarometer 89, Spring 2018. The total circulation was 500,000 daily in 1901, more than doubling to 1.2 million in 1925. and Ekstra Bladet. Also inspired by continental practices, Danish chefs have recently developed a new innovative cuisine and a series of gourmet dishes based on high-quality local produce known as New Danish cuisine. Following the defeat of Germany in the war (1918), the Treaty of Versailles (1919) mandated the Schleswig Plebiscites, which resulted in the return of Northern Schleswig (now[update] South Jutland) to Denmark. Hostility increased against Germans and Norwegians present at the royal court. [49] The nation's first railways were constructed in the 1850s, and improved communications and overseas trade allowed industry to develop in spite of Denmark's lack of natural resources. The test is obligatory if further education is to be attended. [204] In a 2012 study, Denmark had the highest cancer rate of all countries listed by the World Cancer Research Fund International; researchers suggest the reasons are better reporting, but also lifestyle factors like heavy alcohol consumption, smoking and physical inactivity. On 7 June 2012, the law was replaced by a new same-sex marriage law, which came into effect on 15 June 2012. In 1524 Hans Mikkelsen and Christiern Pedersen translated the New Testament into Danish; it became an instant best-seller. The earliest known runic inscriptions date back to c. 200 AD. The Council of State shall be presided over by the King, "The King shall not be answerable for his actions; his person shall be sacrosanct. By 1813, Denmark could no longer bear the war costs, and the state was bankrupt. The Danish Golden Age, which began in the first half of the 19th century, was inspired by a new feeling of nationalism and romanticism, typified in the later previous century by history painter Nicolai Abildgaard. The country's most famous classical composer is Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), especially remembered for his six symphonies and his Wind Quintet, while the Royal Danish Ballet specialises in the work of the Danish choreographer August Bournonville. The Royal Porcelain Factory is famous for the quality of its ceramics and export products worldwide. [92][93] In practice, the duties of the monarch are strictly representative and ceremonial,[N 13][94] such as the formal appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister and other Government ministers. [127] Union density in 2015 was 68%. [103] The Kingdom of Denmark does not have a single unified judicial system – Denmark has one system, Greenland another, and the Faroe Islands a third. [236] The German occupation during World War II brought informal censorship; some offending newspaper buildings were simply blown up by the Nazis. The country is small and flat, so there are little climatic differences between the areas, however, the western coasts of the Jutland peninsula are milder, windier and rainier than the rest of the country. Luther's ideas spread rapidly as a consequence of a powerful combination of popular enthusiasm for church reform and a royal eagerness to secure greater wealth through the seizure of church lands and property. For the relationship between Denmark, the, Location of the Kingdom of Denmark (green), including, Largest cities in Denmark (as of 1 January 2016. Denmark also controlled traditional colonies in Greenland[24] and Iceland[25] in the north Atlantic, obtained through the union with Norway. Henrik Horstboll, and Uffe Ostergård, "Reform and Revolution: The French Revolution and the Case of Denmark, Thorkild Kjærgaard, "The rise of press and public opinion in eighteenth‐century Denmark—Norway. During peacetime, the Ministry of Defence employs around 33,000 in total. Although once extensively forested, today Denmark largely consists of arable land. Danish engineers are world-leading in providing diabetes care equipment and medication products from Novo Nordisk and, since 2000, the Danish biotech company Novozymes, the world market leader in enzymes for first generation starch-based bioethanol, has pioneered development of enzymes for converting waste to cellulosic ethanol. As a member of Development Assistance Committee (DAC), Denmark has for a long time been among the countries of the world contributing the largest percentage of gross national income to development aid. In the early 16th century, Christian II (reigned 1513–1523) came to power. Denmark’s relationship with the European Union has historically mirrored that of the U.K. In the following Treaty of Roskilde, Denmark–Norway capitulated and gave up all of Eastern Denmark (Danish: Skåne, Halland, Blekinge and Bornholm), in addition to the counties of Bahusia (Norwegian: Båhuslen) and Trøndelag in Norway. Norwegian nationalistic aspirations in 1814 were frustrated by Sweden's victory in a brief, but decisive war that resulted in Norway entering into a personal union with Sweden. Despite a low birth rate, the population is growing at an average annual rate of 0.59%[130] because of net immigration and increasing longevity. Several domestic commercial policies are determined by agreements among European Union (EU) members and by EU legislation. Danish dishes are highly seasonal, stemming from the country's agricultural past, its geography, and its climate of long, cold winters. [86] From 1 January 2019 this contribution will be abolished, as it is being replaced by higher income tax instead. [N 15] Denmark held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on seven occasions, most recently from January to June 2012. [172] However, as with its Scandinavian neighbours, Denmark has recently transformed from a nation of net emigration, up until World War II, to a nation of net immigration. Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle, Old Norse: Gormr gamli, Latin: Gormus Senex[13][14]), also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was the first historically recognized ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. The etymology of the name "Denmark", the relationship between "Danes" and "Denmark", and the emergence of Denmark as a unified kingdom are topics of continuous scholarly debate. Between 1527 and 1536 many towns petitioned the king to close the Franciscan houses. Jespersen, Leon. But the Second Northern War was not yet over. [99], The Government of Denmark operates as a cabinet government, where executive authority is exercised—formally, on behalf of the monarch—by the prime minister and other cabinet ministers, who head ministries. On Good Friday in 1525, Tausen used the pulpit at Antvorskov Abbey Church to proclaim Luther's reforms. He planned another invasion to take the throne of England from an aging William I. At around this time people began to extract iron from the ore in peat bogs. The trade in grain exports from Poland to the Netherlands and to the rest of Europe grew enormously at this time, and the Danish kings did not hesitate to cash in on it. [133] Today, Denmark is part of the European Union's internal market, which represents more than 508 million consumers. The remaining Jutish population in Jutland assimilated in with the settling Danes. While international co-operation and activity has almost always been essential to the Danish artistic community, influential art collectives with a firm Danish base includes De Tretten (1909–1912), Linien (1930s and 1940s), COBRA (1948–1951), Fluxus (1960s and 1970s), De Unge Vilde (1980s) and more recently Superflex (founded in 1993). Besiegers finally starved the last hold-outs in the rebellion, Copenhagen and Malmø, into surrender in July 1536. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}56°N 10°E / 56°N 10°E / 56; 10, – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green), Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced [ˈtænmɑk] (listen)), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,[N 10] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. The new coalition government tried to protect the population from Nazi rule through compromise. With the Christianization of the Danes c. 960 AD, it is clear that there existed a kingship. Until the 1970s, the state formally recognised "religious societies" by royal decree. In 1733, low crop prices caused the introduction of adscription, an effort by the landlords to obtain cheap labor. These territories are self-governing and form part of the Danish Realm. Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical innovation. On 5 May 1945, British troops liberated Copenhagen. After the eventual cession of Norway in 1814, Denmark retained control of the old Norwegian colonies of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. The State Council encouraged Count Christopher of Oldenburg to become Regent of Denmark. Independence Day in Sweden is celebrated annually on June 6. 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