1. DenmarkWeddington ElemetaryGlobal Week

2. Please make selection with your mouse! 3. General Facts 4. Where is Denmark? 5. Where is Denmark 6. Danish Flag Dannebrog The oldest state flag in the world Said to have fallen from the skies in the Battle ofValdemar in Estonia in June 15, 1219 7. Danish Monarchy Oldest monarchy in the world currently head of theroyal family is Queen Margrethe the Second. 8. Greenland is part of Denmark Makes Denmark total area one third of Australia 9. Greenland is also where Santa lives Greenland is the closest land to the North pole Santa has his own mail box in Greenland 10. Famous People from Denmark 11. Vikings Said to have discovered America before Columbus andeven sailed all the way into Minnesota 12. Hans Christian Andersen Wrote stories such as the little mermaid, the uglyduckling, Thumbelina, and many many others 13. Vitus Bering Famous Explorer from the - Discovered the Beringstraight between Alaska and Siberia 14. Niels Bohr Scientist contributing to understanding atomic structureand Quantum Mechanics. Contributed to Atomic Bomb 15. Victor Borge Entertainer moved the the US before world war two. 16. Actors (Danes and half-Danes)Viggo Mortensen fromConnie Nielsen from Ulrich Thomsen TheLord of the rings, History of Violence, Gladiator, Bothers, Devils Advocate and Thing, Season of theHidalgo and othersDetective Dani Beck from Law&OrderWitch, Centurion, TheInternational, Hitman.Leslie Nielsen from Airplane, the Sven-Ole Thorsen from Predator, Peter Sarsgaard fromNaked gun and other comedies. Gladiator and other Action movies.Jarhead, Flightplan, GreenLanters and many others. 17. Actors from Bond MoviesMads Mikkelsen Jesper Christensen as Cecilia Thomsen asas Le ChiffreMr WhiteProfessor Inga Bergstrom 18. SportsNFL Football Morten Andersen Golfer Thomas Bjorn Windsurfer - Bjrn DunkerbeckRace Driver Tom Kristensen Cyclist Bjarne Riis Winner of Tour de France 1996 19. Others Supermodel Helena ChristensenCurrent head of NATO Anders Fogh RasmussenModel and Actor Brigitte Nielsen 20. Geography of Denmark 21. General Information16,500 sq. miles. North Carolina is 54,000 sq. milesPopulation: 5.5 million. NC is 9.5 millionMoney: KronerInternet: .dk 22. Geography Flat with very little elevation Average height above sea-level is 100 feet Highest point is 560 feet less than 65 stories high Highest point in NC is Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet Denmark is surrounded by water Less then 32 miles to the water from any point 23. Climate Temperate Zone Not very cold in the winter average around freezing in the winter and average 60 F in the summer Average 120 days with rain Autumn is the wettest Spring is the driest We do get some snow But not a lot 24. Constitutional Monarchy Probably the most celebrated and loved family inDenmark 25. Government is the Parliament Called Folketinget First woman Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt 26. Danish Holidays 27. Holidays New Year Easter(and Second Easter day) Christmas (and Second Christmas day) Thursday/Friday before Easter Whitson (Sunday and Monday 7 weeks after Easter) Great Prayer day Christmas Eve 28. Celebrated days Fastelavn - Like Halloween and with piata April 9th - Occupation of Denmark in WW2 May 1st - International Workers Day May 5th - Liberation day from WW2 June 15th - Day of Valdemar and Reunion (Flag) June 23rd - Saint Johns eve 29. Christmas in Denmark 30. Christmas is 24 days We typically get a small gift every day from our christmascalendar and there is a Christmas show on TV with anew surprise every day 31. We dont give Santa cookies and Milk We instead feed the nisse (elf) in the attic So he stays nice and doesnt make a ruckus 32. Christmas Dinner Is typically either Duck or Pork Roast With a rice dessert with cherry sauce And with . And Almond present . 33. Christmas presentswe get a Christmas Eve And if you have been very nice you might evenget a visit from Santa himself 34. Danish vacations places 35. Danes vacation typically in most of Europe Germany, rest of Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway etc.),France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the old Yugoslavia, etc. 36. Lot of Danes vacation in campers Both inside Denmark and in rest of Europe. Most of Europe is in decent driving range from Denmark 37. Skiing is also very popular Denmark is very flat and doesnt get very much snow. Danes go to Sweden, Norway and the Alps. 38. Summer vacationing in Denmarkis often by the water / beach Either camping or renting summer homes 39. Famous Attractions in Denmark 40. Copenhagen 41. Tivoli Gardens 2nd oldest Amusement part in the world - opened on 15August 1843 The oldest is a smaller park just 20 milesnorth also in Denmark. 42. Amalienborg Royal Palace Residence of the Royal Family, Queen and Prince, Thecrown prince and his wife. 43. Kronborg Castle Was used to guard the access to the baltic see. Was the scene of Shakespeares Hamlet There is something rotten in the state of Denmark 44. Legoland fun place for kids Legos are from Denmark and the first Legoland ever wascreated in Billund, Denmark where Legos are made 45. Skagen Northern most part of Denmark Also known for community of painters from 100 years ago 46. The old town in Aarhus was founded in 1909 as the worlds first open-airmuseum of urban history and culture 47. Viking Ship Museum The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish museum for ships,seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times. 48. Museum at Koldinghus Above the centre of Kolding stands the castle of Koldinghus. It was on this site in 1268 that the Danish King built a fortress for the purpose of guarding the border between the kingdom of Denmark and the Duchy of Schleswig. 49. Typical foods of Denmark 50. Today a lot of foodsare the same as elsewhere Steak, burgers, pizza And a lot of specialty restaurants from various countries 51. But there are some specialties of Denmark 52. Smrrebrd Highly stacked open face sandwicheson top of thin rye bread 53. Flskesteg Pork Roast with Crisp skin like pork grinds 54. Pork Roast, sausage, bacon and more 55. And a lot of seafood too Denmark is surrounded by the sea 56. School Lunches in Danish Schools 57. Traditional Danish foods Ryebread sandwiches, vegetables, fruits, yogurt, 58. Sports and activities in Denmark 59. Soccer the national sport Or what we call Football you only use your feet! 60. Handball Denmark has been national champions for both men andwomen in the past. A sport that is not played in the US 61. Other traditional sports Badminton Ping PongVolleyballCyclingMotor Sports Speedway 62. And Sailing Denmark is surrounded by water 63. Cycling More transportation is almost done on bicycles than cars. There are far more bikes than cars in Denmark 64. Typical day in School 65. Typical Curriculum Danish (Like English but in Denmark) Math Social Studies (Geography, History) Physical Ed / Gym Art / Working with your hands woodworking, sewing, etc. Language: English, German, French 66. School from 8am to 3pm Everyone typically bike to school No school bus !! Typically 50 min lessons with 10 min break Only long break is Lunch at noon After school is typically sports from 4 to 6 Sport is organized in clubs not the school. 67. My school Sundskolen But that was long ago :-) 68. Typical clothes for students in Denmark 69. We dont wear any uniform or National folkclothes 70. Jeans and t-shirts are pretty typical 71. Animals living in Denmark 72. Typical Farm animals Farming is one of the largest single industry includingfood industry, dairy industry (Danish cheese) 73. Typical Pets Typical cats and dogs and even one of them is namedafter our country (it was bred there) 74. But also other traditional pets 75. Wild Animals in the woods of Denmark 76. Lots of different birds 77. And the national bird is the Swan!!! Remember the Ugly Duckling