Denmark Travel Tips General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area
43,098 sq km (16,640 sq miles).

Population
5,383,507 (official estimate 2003).

Population Density
124.9 per sq km.

Capital
Copenhagen.
Population: 1,085,813 (2003).

Government
Constitutional monarchy.
Head of State: Queen Margrethe II since 1972.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen since 2001.

Language
The official language is Danish. Many Danes also speak English, German and French.

Religion
Predominantly Evangelical Lutheran with a small Roman Catholic minority.

Time
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity
230 volts AC, 50Hz. Continental two-pin plugs are standard. On many campsites, 110-volt power plugs are also available.

Communications


Telephone
Full IDD is available. Country code: 45. Outgoing international code: 00. There are no area codes.

Mobile Telephone
GSM 900 and 1800 networks. Network operators include Orange, Sonofon and TeleDanmark.

Fax
Available from many main post offices and from major hotels.

Internet
ISPs include Telepassport and Business Net Danmark. Internet cafes are available in most urban areas.

Telegram
The Copenhagen Central Telegraph Office is open 24 hours a day. Telegrams can also be sent by phone; dial 122.

Post
All telephone and postal rates are printed at the post offices. All post offices offer Poste Restante facilities. Post office opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1730, some are open Sat 0900-1200.

Press
Newspapers are largely regional; the main papers in the capital include Berlingske Tidende, Dagbladet Information, Ekstra Bladet and Politiken. English-language newspapers and magazines are also available.

Radio
BBC World Service and Voice of America can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online.

Public Holidays

Jan 1 2005:   New Year’s Day.
Mar 24:   Maundy Thursday.
Mar 25:   Good Friday.
Mar 28:   Easter Monday.
Apr 22:   Common Prayer Day.
May 5:   Ascension.
May 16:   Whit Monday.
Jun 5:   Constitution Day.
Dec 24-26:   Christmas.
Dec 31:   New Year’s Eve.
Jan 1 2006:   New Year’s Day.
Apr 13:   Maundy Thursday.
Apr 14:   Good Friday.
Apr 17:   Easter Monday.
May 12:   Common Prayer Day.
May 25:   Ascension.
Jun 5:   Whit Monday; Constitution Day.
Dec 24-26:   Christmas.
Dec 31:   New Year’s Ev

Special Events
Festivals take place throughout the summer in nearly every town in Denmark, featuring street festivities and performing artists. For a complete list of festivals and cultural events in the different regions (published in several languages) contact the Danish Tourist Board (see General Info section). The following is a selection of special events occurring in Denmark in 2005:

Jan 15:   Opening of the Royal Danish Opera at Dokøen, Copenhagen.
Feb 6-7:   Shrove Tide Tilting at the barrel, close to Copenhagen.
Mar 11-13:   Holmboe in Horsens (classical music festival), Mid Jutland.
Apr 21-24:   Odense Folk Festival.
May 28:   Half-marathon across the Great Belt, Korsør.
Jun 21-Jul 3:   Viking Plays, Lindholm Høje, Ålborg, north Jutland.
Jun 30-Jul 3:   Roskilde Festival (music festival).
Aug 3-7:   Post Danmark Rundt (bicycle race).
Sep:   Champion of the Baltic (regatta and boat race), Bornholm.
Oct 14:   Night of Culture (various locations).
Nov 10-13:   Silkeborg's International Puppet Theater Festival.
Dec:   Christmas Markets and Celebrations (countrywide).
Dec 3-4 & 10-11:   Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Market, Odense.

Contact Information:

Location
Western Europe.

Country dialing code
45.

Danmarks Turistråd (Danish Tourist Board)
Islands Brygge 43, 3. sal, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
Tel: 3288 9900. Fax: 3288 9901.
Government organization dealing with policy and development: not for general tourist information.

Wonderful Copenhagen Convention and Visitors Bureau
Gammel Kongevej 1, DK-1610 Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: 3325 7400 or 7022 2442 (tourist information and booking). Fax: 3325 7410.

Royal Danish Embassy
55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SR, UK
Tel: (020) 7333 0200. Fax: (020) 7333 0270 or 0266 (visa section).
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 0900-1630 and Fri 0900-1600; consular enquiries Mon-Fri 1500-1600 (telephone).

Danish Tourist Board
55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SY, UK
Tel: (020) 7259 5959 (Mon, Wed and Fri 1000-1300) or (09001) 600 109 (24-hour brochure request line; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (020) 7259 5955.

British Embassy
Kastelsvej 36-40, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Tel: 3544 5200. Fax: 3544 5293 or 3544 5246 (commercial section).
Honorary Consulates in: Åbenraa, Ålborg, Århus, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Herning, Odense and Tórshavn (Faroe Islands).

Royal Danish Embassy
3200 Whitehaven Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 234 4300. Fax: (202) 328 1470.

Royal Danish Consulate General
One Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017-2201 USA
Tel: (212) 223 4545. Fax: (212) 754 1904.

Danish Tourist Board
PO Box 4649, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10063, USA
Tel: (212) 885 9700. Fax: (212) 885 9710.
Also deals with enquiries from Canada. Not open to public.

Embassy of the United States of America
Dag Hammarskjølds Allé 24, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Tel: 3341 7100. Fax: 3543 0223.

Royal Danish Embassy
47 Clarence Street, Suite 450, Ottawa, Ontario KIN 9K1, Canada
Tel: (613) 562 1811. Fax: (613) 562 1812.
Consulate Generals in: Montreal and Toronto.
Honorary Consulates in: Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Canadian Embassy
Kristen Bernikowsgade 1, 1105 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Tel: 3348 3200. Fax: 3348 3220.
Consulate in: Nuuk.