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Archive for August, 2007

28.08.07 The Land of Hoje-Taastrup
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A municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, Hoje-Taastrup has a total population of 45,948.

Its neighboring municipalities are Alberstlund and Vallensbaek. The town as well as Taastrup and Hedehusene are railway station towns in the Greater Copenhagen Authority. The station in Hoje Taastrup is said to be among the largest […]

27.08.07 Slangerup Trip
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A town in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark, Slangerup is found in the northern part of the island of Zealand.
Slangerup was established by the Viking Slangir during the time of Harald Bluetooth. The town became the scene of activities which involved Bishop Absalon and Valdemar the Great during the 1200s. The famous Thomas […]

25.08.07 Struer’s Finest
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A municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark, Struer includes the island of Veno and it has a total population of 22,752.
The country’s smallest church is found in Veno and the island is about 7.5 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide. Through ferry, people from Struer can go to Veno […]

24.08.07 Knowing Esbjerg
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Found on the coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark, Esbjerg serves as a large transport hub for rail and highway traffic. It is also a significant port for Danish North Sea oil offshore activity.
Esbjerg has an airport and is also known as the center for machine building. It has numerous museums, theatres and […]

23.08.07 Traveling to Farum
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Farum is found in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It was merged with Vaerlose municipality to form the new Fureso municipality on January 1, 2007. It has a total population of 18,662 and it is the smallest municipality of Frederiksborg County in terms of size.
Its neighboring municipalities are Birkerod, […]

22.08.07 Setting Foot in Herning
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A municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in Western Denmark, Herning has been formerly called “The Capital of the Heath.”
The town was established at the beginning of the 1800s in the period of heath reclamation. It was at this time when the population of the town had grown and the demand for products […]

21.08.07 The Wonderful Skive
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Skive is a beautiful municipality in Region Midtjylland at the base of Salling Peninsula which is a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark.

It is a coastal tourist resort which is located at the mouth of the Karup River and the Skive Fjord. It has a total population of 48,368 and its current […]

20.08.07 The Famous Offenbach
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Welcome to Offenbach, a city in Hesse, Germany which is known as the center of leather industry in the country.
Offenbach is situated on the south side of the river Main and it is part of the Rhein-Main metropolitan area. It is currently the seat of the Deutsches Leder Museum and of the international leather […]

18.08.07 The Golden City of Germany
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Pforzheim is a town found in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany. It is called as Goldstadt or the Golden City for its jewelry and watch-making industry.

The city does not belong to any administrative district but it is at the same time the host for the administrative offices of the Enz district surrounding the town. It is […]

17.08.07 The Enchanting City of Emden
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Welcome to Emden, a city at the same time a seaport found in the northwest of Germany on river Ems. It has a total population of about 51,692.
In the 17th century, Emden was a very rich city because of its big number of Dutch immigrants. Emden was also a center of reformed Pakistan during that […]