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Denmark is an organized, disciplined community, and Køge is representative. My friend who lives there told me that at times it seems a little like Disneyworld, in that at times everything seems stage managed to perfection. It's true that even the trash heaps are neat and tidy!!
Written Jan 13, 2007
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This battle memorial stands at the entrance to the harbour to mark what has become Denmark's biggest naval victory. The Danes, under Niels Juel, lost 100 men fighting a battle against Sweden in June 1677, but the Swedes, bigger in numbers and cannons, lost around 3000 men! This was just one of all the battles between Denmark and Sweden in the so called Scanian Wars, when Denmark wanted revenge for Sweden getting several Danish provinces in what is today the south of Sweden, at the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. Interestingly enough, I happened to visit Køge with my English husband and England was the country constantly by Sweden's side in these wars, so there we stood, reading it together...
Updated Oct 23, 2006
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This battle memorial stands at the entrance to the harbour to mark what has become Denmark's biggest naval victory. The Danes, under Niels Juel, lost 100 men...
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Q: Hello from Colorado, I was visiting Denmark recently and came across a quality sports store in Køge but I am having trouble...
A: It's not usual for retail shops in Denmark to have websites. From the telephon directory I can find 3 sports stores in Køge: Intersport - Sporty Berthelsen Sport...
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Køge is a small harbour town located on the Bay of Koge 39km SW of Copenhagen. It has only 35.000 inhabitants but also a lot of old half-timbered houses (some really old, the oldest one dates from...
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An old town on the edge of the big city
Køge's town square on the Saturday market: one of my Danish friends (from another website) invited me to his home here, and he took me on a great tour of this peaceful and harmonious community. A...
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People making daytrips from Copenhagen often end up in World Heritage Roskilde and Helsingoer. Few make it to Koege, despite it being less than an hour away by commuter train. Their loss I say! This...
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Koge is a small town just south of Copenhagen. It's a quiet place worth a visit, with a beautiful center and some ancient buildings. It has 36,000 inhabitants and it's located some 30 kms far from the...
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MEDIEVAL KOEGE has a delicately restored town centre, a distinctive atmosphere and...a wonderful market square which today is appearing as one of Danmark's best preserved markets from the MIDDLE...
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