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Denmark at a glance

Denmark is a territory in Northern Europe; its capital is Copenhagen. People mainly speak Danish. The currency is the Danish Krone (DKK). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Copenhagen
Region
Northern Europe
Languages
Danish
Currency
Danish Krone (DKK)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Denmark’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Denmark

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Kronborg

    KronborgUNESCO

    Fort · Capital Region of Denmark

    Kronborg is a castle and historical stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalised as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: H.C. Steensen (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Roskilde Cathedral

    Roskilde CathedralUNESCO

    Roskilde Domkirke

    Religious · Region Zealand

    Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: CucombreLibre from New York, NY, USA (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Jægersborg Dyrehave

    Jægersborg DyrehaveUNESCO

    Park & nature · Capital Region of Denmark

    Dyrehaven, officially Jægersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen in the municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk. To the north it borders Jægersborgs Hegn, which used to be part of the park until 1832. It covers around 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: bastian (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Fyrkat

    FyrkatUNESCO

    Vikingeborgen Fyrkat

    Ruins · North Denmark Region

    Fyrkat is a former Viking ring castle in Denmark, dating from c. 980 AD. It is located near the town of Hobro, some distance from the present end of the Mariager Fjord in Northern Jutland. The fortress is built on a narrow piece of land, with a stream on one side and a swampy area on the other side.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ajepbah (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Jelling Church

    Jelling ChurchUNESCO

    Jelling Kirke

    Religious · Region of Southern Denmark

    Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Kirche Jelling.JPG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Copenhagen

    Copenhagen

    København

    City · Capital Region of Denmark

    Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1.4 million. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pudelek (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Odense

    Odense

    City · Region of Southern Denmark

    Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2026, the city proper had a population of 187,558 while Odense Municipality had a population of 213,168, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Emelie Graven (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Aalborg

    Aalborg

    City · North Denmark Region

    Aalborg or Ålborg is Denmark's fourth largest city with a population of 119,862 in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki (CC BY 2.5). Map

  • Zealand

    Zealand

    Sjælland

    Island

    Zealand is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper at 7,031 km2. Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country's population.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

  • Bornholm

    Bornholm

    Island · Capital Region of Denmark

    Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kent Madsen (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Lolland

    Lolland

    Island · Region Zealand

    Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 km2 (480 sq mi). Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sund area, it is part of Region Sjælland. As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitants. Lolland is closely connected to the island of Falster to its east.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lars Plougmann (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Tivoli Gardens

    Tivoli Gardens

    Garden · Capital Region of Denmark

    Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Elgaard (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Keep exploring

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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