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Gladsaxe
Gladsaxe Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 70,958 (2025). Its mayor is Trine Græse, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party. The site of its municipal council is the town of Buddinge. Other towns in the municipality are Gladsaxe, Bagsværd, Mørkhøj and Søborg —but town limits are not distinguishable because the towns have grown together in an urban sprawl. Mørkhøj, Værebro in Bagsværd and Høje-Gladsaxe are larger housing projects and home to many immigrants and being typical for many concrete highrise suburbs in Copenhagen. ''Picture of Gladsaxe Heights' At Gladsaxe, there is a Guy-wire, guyed TV mast, which was built in 1955. It was the first TV transmission site in Denmark. Since 2014, Gladsaxe has been home to Copenhagen gem and mineral s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagsværd
Bagsværd () is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central Copenhagen, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company Novozymes, Novonesis. Landmarks The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. Bagsværd Church, designed by Jørn Utzon, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights. Education Established in 1908, the Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium, Bagsværd Boarding School is located in Bagsværd. Transport Bagsværd is served by Bagsværd railway station, located in the central part of the suburb a short distance from its main artery Bagsværd Hovedgade. The station is situated on the Hareskov Line, Farum radial of S-train (Copenhagen), Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Region Of Denmark
The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021, the chairperson is Lars Gaardhøj, who is a member of the Social Democrats party of Denmark. The Capital Region was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. This reform abolished the traditional counties (Danish plural: , singular: ) and created five regions. As part of this reform, 271 smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, reducing the number of municipalities to 98. The reform dramatically diminished the power of regional governments while enhancing that of local governments and of the central government in Copenhagen. It was implemented on 1 January 2007. Unlike the former counties (1970–2006) (Danish ', literally 'county municipality'), the regions are not municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mørkhøj
Mørkhøj is a suburb c. northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Mørkhøj is part of Gladsaxe Municipality. The area is mixed with single-family homes and public housing and light industry. It has c. 10000 inhabitants. History In 1635, Mørkhøj comprised six arable farms whose principal crops were barley (66%), rye (19%) and oats (13%), cultivated using the three-field system. In 1682, Mørkhøj comprised nine farms and nine houses without land. The total cultivated land was c. . Development Of the original village, only the main building remains today. It housed the until 2017, and is now proposed for redevelopment. Culture The popular Danish children's TV-show was recorded in the Gyngemosen area of Mørkhøj, at the time a forest area, which has since been turned in to an apartment complex. The chimney of the main character Bamses house can be found in the kindergarten Børnehuset Solstrålen, which previously also had the door to the house, which has sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MT Højgaard
MT Højgaard Group is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic countries. The Group works with customers throughout Denmark and in multiple countries overseas. The company was founded in 2001, when Højgaard & Schultz and Monberg & Thorsen merged to form MT Højgaard. The Group consists of MT Højgaard as well as a number of specialized wholly and partly owned subsidiaries. MT Højgaard Group solves all needs within construction and civil engineering from designing to building bridges, housing and business property. The Group also works offshore and has installed the offshore wind turbine foundations. MT Højgaard's headquarters is located in Søborg, close to Copenhagen, and has local offices throughout Denmark and overseas. In 2014, the company had a turnover of DKK 7 billion and employed nearly 4,000 people. History Højgaard & Schultz was founded by Knud Højgaard and Sven Schultz in 1918 and Monberg & Thorsen was founded by Axel Monbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, 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. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddinge
Buddinge is a suburb 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb used to be a small village, but by the 1960s merged with nearby suburban areas, subsequently becoming a suburb. The suburb is part of Gladsaxe municipal and is connected by the S-Train with two stations: and . Notable people * Andreas Petersen (1901 in Buddinge – 1976) a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ... * Kaj Ejstrup (1902–1956) a Danish artist, illustrator and sculptor and an Odsherred painter, brought up in Buddinge References Municipal seats in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Neighbourhoods in Denmark Gladsaxe Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco. The city company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed company on Nasdaq Copenhagen. History The company can trace its origin back a couple of hundred years while the modern company was founded in 1961 as Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni A/S by a merger of the tobacco activities of the Danish companies Chr. Augustine Fabrikker, C.W. Obel and R. Færch's Factories. A reconstruction of the company in 1990 put all cigarette manufacturing in the subsidiary company House of Prince A/S and all cigar manufacturing in Nobel Cigars A/S. In February 2008, the cigarette and snus operations of the company were acquired by British American Tobacco British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) is a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products including electronic cigarettes. The company, established in 1902, is headquartered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, with production facilities in nine countries and affiliates or offices in five. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder Novo Holdings A/S (wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation) which holds approximately 28.1% of its shares and a majority (77.1%) of its voting shares. Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services, specifically diabetes care medications and devices. Novo Nordisk makes the drug semaglutide, used to treat diabetes under the brand names Ozempic and Rybelsus and obesity under the brand name Wegovy. Novo Nordisk is also involved with hemostasis management, growth hormone therapy, and hormone replacement therapy. The company makes several drugs under various brand names, including Levemir, Tresiba, NovoLog, Novolin R, NovoSeven, NovoEight, and Victoza. Novo Nordisk employs more than 48,000 people globally, and markets it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novozymes
Novozymes A/S was a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bagsværd, outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company's focus was the research, development and production of industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients. The company merged with Chr. Hansen to form Novonesis in January 2024. Prior to the merger, the company had operations around the world, including in China, India, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Class B shares of its stock were listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchange. History In 1925, the brothers Harald and Thorvald Pedersen founded Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium and Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium with the aim to produce insulin. In 1941 the company's predecessor launched its first enzyme, trypsin, extracted from the pancreas of animals and used to soften leather, and was the first to produce enzymes by fermentation using bacteria in the 1950s.NovozymeNovozymes' history Page accessed August 31, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party (, DKF), also known as The Conservatives () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party. History The party was founded in 1916 based mostly on its predecessor, ''Højre'' ("Right") after its downfall, but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of the liberal party Venstre (Denmark), ''Venstre'' ("Left"). The party was a part of the coalition government during Denmark in World War II, World War II, where the leader John Christmas Møller provided the voice for BBC London's daily radio to Denmark. However, while a number of conservatives participated in the resistance movement, some conservatives were sympathetic to Fascism, fascist ideology, and the Young Conservatives (Denmark), youth wing of the party praised several fascist movements in Europe during the 1930s. Since World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party (, RV, ) is a Social liberalism, social-liberal List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre (Denmark), Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the Centrism, centrist party has played a central role in Politics of Denmark, Danish politics and has supported governments on both sides of the political spectrum, as co-operation is a primary belief of the party. A pro-European party, it is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, ALDE, and has one MEP in the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. History 1905–1930s The party was founded in 1905 as a split from the ''Venstre (Denmark), Venstre''. The initial impetus was the expulsion of ''Venstre'''s antimilitarism, antimilitarist wing from the party in January 1905. The expelled members held a founding conference for the new party in Odense, on 21 May 1905. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
