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Motorring 4
Motorring 4 (O4) is a motorway ring road that runs from Ishøj to Ballerup. It is followed by Ring 4 which goes on to Kongens Lyngby. The motorway connects the motorways Køge Bugt Motorway, Holbæk Motorway and Frederikssund Motorway. In November 2003, a majority in the Folketing The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. E ... agreed on a traffic package, which meant that the drafting of a decision-making basis for expanding the motorway from 4 to 6 lanes had to be initiated. In July 2009, a significant part of the decision-making basis for a construction act was completed for approx. 4 km long stretch between Motorvejskrys Taastrup and the connecting facility between Motorring 4 and Frederikssund motorway. The expansion was to be completed in about 5 years, of which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducing traffic volumes in the urban centre, such as by offering an alternate route around the city for drivers who do not need to stop in the city core. Ring roads can also serve to connect suburbs to each other, allowing efficient travel between them. Nomenclature The name "ring road" is used for the majority of metropolitan circumferential routes in Europe, such as the Berliner Ring, the Brussels Ring, the Amsterdam Ring and the Leeds Inner and Outer ring roads. Australia, Pakistan, and India also use the term ring road, as in Melbourne's Western Ring Road, Lahore's Lahore Ring Road and Hyderabad's Outer Ring Road. In Canada the term is the most commonly used, with "orbital" also used, but to a much lesser extent. In Europe and Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring 4 (Copenhagen)
There are over 1000 km of motorways in Denmark. They are all numbered and have formal names. The first motorway in Denmark opened in 1956 with the name Hørsholmvejen. Today this motorway is called Helsingørmotorvejen and is numbered E47. All the Danish motorways are managed by Vejdirektoratet. List of motorways Motorways in Denmark Jutland * Frederikshavnmotorvejen (Nørresundby - Frederikshavn) * Hirtshalsmotorvejen (Nørresundby - Hirtshals) * Thistedgrenen (Nørresundby – Høvejen) * Nørresundbygrenen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 22 Hjørringvej) * Kridtsvinget Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 23 – Østre Allé) * Ådalsmotorvejen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 27 – Sønderbro) * Mariendalsmøllemotorvejen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 28 – Hobrovej) * Nordjyske Motorvej (Aarhus - Aalborg) * Østjyske Motorvej (New Little Belt Bridge - Aarhus) * 501 Aarhus Syd Motorvejen (Aarhus Syd – Viby J) * 502 Messemotorvejen (Herning Ø - ) * Herningmotorvejen (Aarhus - Herning) * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongens Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of a branch of Magasin du Nord as well as Lyngby Storcenter. The district is also home to several major companies, including COWI A/S, Bang & Olufsen, ICEpower a/s and Microsoft. The Technical University of Denmark relocated to Lyngby from central Copenhagen in the 1970s. Lyngby station is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. History The name Kongens Lyngby is first recorded in 1348. At that time large parts of North Zealand belonged to the Catholic Church (represented by Roskilde Cathedral and the name Lyngby was associated with several places. Store Lyngby belonged to Arresø church. "Our" Lyngby, on the other hand, was crown land. It may therefore have been to distinguish it from these other places tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folketing
The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Established in 1849, the Folketing was the lower house of the bicameral parliament called the Rigsdag until 1953; the upper house was the Landsting. The Folketing meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. It passes all laws, approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. It is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets and approving the state's accounts. As set out in the Constitution of Denmark, the Folketing shares power with the reigning monarch. But in practice, the monarch's role is limited to signing laws passed by the legislature; this must be done within 30 days of adoption. The Folketing consists of 179 members; including two from Greenland and two from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
