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Denmark–Norway

political union (1524–1814)
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Summary

Denmark–Norway is a historical country[1]. Denmark–Norway ranks in the top 7% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,759 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Continent: Europe[3]
  • Instance of: personal union[4], real union[5]
  • Capital: Copenhagen[6], Oslo[7]
  • Official language: Danish[8], German[9]
  • Basic form of government: monarchy[10]
  • Commons category: Union between Denmark and Norway[11]
  • Has part(s): Kingdom of Denmark[12], Danish India[13], Danish West Indies[14], Danish Gold Coast[15], Greenland[16], Norway[17], Iceland[18]
  • Inception: 1536[19]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1814[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Denmark–Norway[21]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[22]
  • Replaces: Kalmar Union[23]
  • Language used: Norwegian[24], Danish[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[26]

Why It Matters

Denmark–Norway has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Denmark–Norway is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Barthold Georg Niebuhr Bergen Christian VII of Denmark Christian VI of Denmark Frederick III of Denmark Frederick II of Denmark Frederik IV of Denmark Greenland Hans Christian Andersen Iceland Kingdom of Denmark Norway Thomas Bartholin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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