14 Things You Don't Know About COPENHAGEN, DENMARK 🇩🇰 Mind Blowing Facts About CPH 🚲

[@lonelarsen9226]

When you show our Capital like you did ,im proud to be danish , Thank you 🇩🇰🇩🇰❤️

[@RobeTrotting]

So glad you enjoyed this one, Lone. Thank you for watching, and we’ll keep highlighting the Capital in the best ways 😊🇩🇰

[@lonelarsen9226]

@@RobeTrotting i always enjoy your videos ❤️

[@JRBendixen]

Jeg bor i København og her kan være smukt. Resten af Danmark har også fantastiske steder. Vi bor på Nørrebro, men elsker hele Danmark og vi rejser rundt for at vise vores børn vores dejlige land. Vi tager også vilde og lange rejser til udlandet. Men Danmark er så dejligt vores børn ville have vi skal til Nordjylland til sommer. Nordjylland vs dyr dyr rundrejse i Egypten med personlig guide til sommer og DK var en klar vinder. Vi elsker DK og alle vores venner og medborgere. Her er så trygt og dejligt.

[@DQ_Mine]

We are in Denmark right now, from NW USA. It ts awesome!❤

[@larsrons7937]

In 2012 while travelling in Bolivia I was excited to learn that Claus Meyer, one of the founders of Restaurant NOMA in Copenhagen, was in the country. He had started a project with a cooking school and several restaurants at different price levels with focus on reviving old traditional Bolivian food traditions. The chefs are educated at the restaurant "Gustu" in La Paz. At the time Bolivia was trying hard to combat the modern and popular but not particilarly nutritional "fried chicken" food culture.

[@Gwenx]

You are doing such a good job showing off our city haha! So glad to have you guys here talking about our smol country!

[@RobeTrotting]

Aw, so glad you enjoy it as much as we love sharing a little bit of Copenhagen :)

[@straykids-4ever]

I love the way you talk about our country, keep up the god work❤🇩🇰

[@Remco32]

Perfect timing. Leaving for Copenhagen tomorrow morning!

[@RobeTrotting]

Safe travels! Hope you love your time here 😃

[@bjrnhjortshjandersen1286]

You really are more knowledgeable about Copenhagen than many locals. I even learned a few details. ...Did you know that Bishop Absalon in old age kept himself fit by chopping down big trees in the forests of Sorø when he retired to the local monastery?

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks so much, and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed with and picked up a little - we did not know about Absalon's retirement fitness routine but that sounds super appropriate for a retired Danish bishop-knight haha

[@Makarov934]

Hej, jeg er en lærende dansker

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

Fun fact about Hvidovre, a city very close to Copenhagen. There’s an old inn that the Russian Zar, Peter the great visited in 1716. He ordered food, beer, brandy and milk, and he and his entourage left without paying anything. Thankfully she filed a complaint for financial compensation with that times version of a finance ministry which is why the story survived. It was actually very common for him, a Russian Zar to skip out on his bills.

[@Zandain]

Something else impressive to see/know in CPH is, Cisternerne in Søndermarken Fr.berg ..they are stunning! 🥰 great video under a blue sky, guys hello from Hundested 🌸

[@RobeTrotting]

Oh yeah, a very cool spot in the city 🤩

[@holdermeddk]

In 1989 my older son was just a baby, but I was so happy that my children would grow up in a society, where gay rights were just rights.

[@RobeTrotting]

❤️ 😃

[@Diskolydia]

What an amazing video on our capitol! I actually learned something new, lol 😂❤ Keep up the lovely vids!

[@آخرأخباراليوتيوب]

بلد جميله جدا ربنا يوفقك ويحميك من كل شر يارب العالمين مرورك العطر شرفنا لينا

[@littlepeeper9223]

As a nearly 40-year-old Dane, I actually learn a lot from your videos. I think I've been to Copenhagen once. Thank you so much for your great videos 🙂

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you for watching! Really glad to share some new knowledge and we learn a lot along the way too :)

[@lijojake]

Interesting history. Wow. Thanks

[@mifphilip]

a few interesting facts about Copenhagen, is that all of Christianshavn is build in water. none of the land existed when Absalon build the first castle back in 1167. From the Islands brygge all the way to the southern most tip of amager was also build from the sea (Amagerfælled, was build during the 2nd world war) . And Sydhavnen and most of Vesterbro today was also build from the water. There are some cool maps that show this in the museum of Copenhagen.

[@saftevand]

Fun fact - Absalon was around 6 feet tall. And the harbour doesn’t flow into the Baltic, but Øresund

[@jrnmller1551]

also called :Pløresund!

[@Aoderic]

Hi, yes in Danish terminology Øresund and Østersøen are different waters. But in English terminology, all the water around Denmark east of Jutland, is part of the Baltic sea. And the Baltic is then subdivided into lesser parts, like the belts and sounds, including Øresund.

[@hassegreiner9675]

I enjoy your videos which - apart from a few minor glitches - brings much interesting information of stuff that's probably new to many, especially young Danes and foreigners, of course.

[@larsrons7937]

Very good collection of interesting facts about Copenhagen. 1. "Hafn", København, Merchants Harbour, Copenhagen. Absalon built his castle fortified the village (which was his property) while he was bishop at Roskilde, at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord and one of the most important town in Denmark. At this time there was a navigable stream running west from Copenhagen, passing north of Taastrup, to just outside Roskilde, to the village of "Vindinge". Thus both Hafn, Copenhagen, and Vindinge would have been good trading posts. Well loaded ships wanting to sell just a small part of their goods at Roskilde could instead sell it slightly cheager at Hafn and move on, smaller local boats transporting the goods to Vindinge just over the hill from Roskilde a few km's further west. Vindinge probably has its name from Slavic "Vends" living there. My speculation: Maybe they weren't allowed to live inside the city walls? I have noticed that many villages named after the Vends (Vindeby, Vindelev, Vindinge etc) are often situated at places good for trading posts like the mouth of a stream, near and leading to an important Danish town. In all your videos you guys always give me a bit more love for my own country, or give me an urge to experience some bit of it, either again or for the first time. I love your videos, keep'em coming. Cheers!

[@mariozderic]

I have to say...you guys are very entertaining and attentive in the way you make your videos. Thank you for the uploads and hope you grab a beer at The Old Irish sometimes where I work across Tivoli.

[@RobeTrotting]

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words. We were there a few weeks ago - we’ll definitely be in again so please say hi 😃

[@Congobajer]

I've been watching you guys on and off for about a year now, and I've been hesitant to subscribe because I've felt that you two was a bit too rehersed and a bit too stiff, but now your content feels like it has gotten more depth and you two feel way more relaxed, rehersed or not. Thumbs up, keep it up you got my subscribe.

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for taking things to the next level with us :)

[@hassegreiner9675]

Margrethe was born just AFTER the German occupation of Denmark - exactly one week later and the little, new princess gave people hopes for the future. It wasn't until the constitution (Grundloven) was alterede in 1953 that she became heir to the throne.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yep, I realized in editing but too late to refilm it haha

[@0210rokvist]

Love this

[@musicfan189]

Guys! This is the first time I've heard the actual story behind the bombing of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic War! Whenever it's been brought up in other videos, it's always been made out like Denmark was always on Napoleons side, and it's become such a stuck part in the narrative that a lot of danes even don't even know that Denmark actually tried to stay neutral in that conflict. It's so awesome how you really dig in on the research, both when it comes to history and the current city. I was born in Copenhagen, I've lived here my entire life, and you have taught me things about the city and tricks on how to lower my cost of living even, that I don't think I'd have found otherwise. So really, thank you for what you do!

[@baronbamse1040]

About Absalon, He was the main reason why Sorø Klosterkirke was buildt, and if I remember correctly, it was the second chuch in Denmark that was built by a certain type of brick, Absalon himself also lies in the church (just behind the altar) and they have a little room in the chuch where you can see some of the things he was buried with (like his bishop staff and bishop ring, which is made of gold with a sapphire stone in it), there are a few monarchs and other notable danes who also lies in Sorø Klosterkirke (Dronning Magrethe 1 was originaly meant to be buried there, but her body was later moved to Roskilde Cathedral), and between Sorø and Ringsted, you can find Zealands only Rundkirke (those circular churches that Bornholm is also known to have), it is Bjernede Rundkirke

[@phillipbastrup7123]

Fun fact: You can go down under Christiansborg and see the ruins of the two former castles.

[@RobeTrotting]

Definitely on our bucket list

[@CreatureOfDarknessDK]

Love it..

[@AnetteEllegaardprofil]

I just love you guys and your videoes! Thanks again! (A little hint: Leif in Leif Sonne is pronounced like the English Word “Life.” And Sonne is pronounced as “sun” plus the typical e-Sound in the end of a Word, like “øh”. That is [Life Sun-øh] 😅

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@T.W.P.]

Endnu en fed video fra jer gutter! I gør det altså godt 🫶👍

[@coalmulex3024]

a funny fact, guys. Remember Denmark, Sweden and Norway is one family. Dont mind the wars. We are all family. Here we speak one language, called New Nordic, compared to earlier times, were we spoke old nordic. Danish, swedish and norweigian are only dialect of the same language. BTW. Love your videoes. You always have a friend here.

[@thejll]

Leif is more ‘Life’ than ‘Leaf’ :) great video!

[@Cirkelo]

nah nah nah nah leif nah nah nah leif is leif nah nah nah nah

[@AbsSolut]

I get it, you love our KBH

[@RobeTrotting]

Guilty 😂

[@آخرأخباراليوتيوب]

جميل جداً بالتوفيق والنجاح الدائم لحضرتك أحسنت النشر

[@bzdtemp]

I think it is time the British pay reparation for essentially terror bombing Copenhagen twice, with interest is should come to something rather substantial however we could find an amicable solution. Just hand over Scotland, the Scots would hen be back in the EU and with them of course getting home rule everyone should be happy.

[@karin8484]

Great idea. I like the scottish people, their culture and their attitude

[@Donnah1979]

They should pay for the fleet as well!

[@darioevangelista6249]

YES I walked on foot in Tivoli. down the Madam Tusseau.

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

The reason the king was kinda nomadic was that he needed to continuously visit his subjects to hold on to their loyalty and also plan the further of the kingdom. That’s why seats of power around the kingdom was necessarily. It was simply impossible to hold onto such a big realm from one central place. During the Viking age they couldn’t send a letter everything had to be face to face and for important stuff it was best to do it yourself

[@ivanzvonimirhorvat9744]

Could you do a rooftop bar/club/restaurant scene review?

[@RobeTrotting]

This is something we were thinking about doing next month - we'll have to do some outreach to make sure we can film at them first :)

[@darioevangelista6249]

I've lived in Hvidovre and. Langebro Summer to Fall 1990

[@kathrynflett6497]

Never knew that horse statue was of absalon! 😂😂 have walked past it so many times and wondered 😃

[@colintma]

i come from denmark. love your vidios

[@RobeTrotting]

Mange tak 😃

[@FionaAstrologer]

I'm not a city person, but I love Copenhagen 😍

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Great video and fun to see your choices of things to focus on. I just have a tiny thing that other KZbinrs have been demonetized for, which is not announcing the Paid Content at the beginning of the video. I'm not a Content Creator and I don't have skin in the game but I like your videos and not getting paid by youtube for your hard work would suck.

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it - we tried to hit different time periods etc 😊 KZbin (and US commerce laws since it’s a US company) make you disclose sponsored content, ex: “this video is sponsored by XXXXXXX” but for the advertising they insert you don’t have to and with affiliate marketing (like donkey bike) it’s not required but it can be mentioned in the description that we may get paid a commission.

[@spyro257]

remember, the unopened bear bottles, are all different bottles, or different kinds of beer, which makes that, an even bigger accomplishment, and as u said, they are ALL from Carlsberg...

[@thomashverring9484]

Derek, to help you out with "Leif", pronounce it more like "life", just shorter, like, much shorter! I didn't know about Leif Sonne, by the way, so thank you for that! One of my friends lives close to Carlsberg, so may I'll see the collection some day :^)

[@lainightwalker5495]

abselons fort ruins are viewable under christianborg. a tip-bit u could have mentioned.

[@IngeliseEaston]

Don’t forget the great restaurants in Tivoli.

[@TheChiefEng]

Actually, Christiansborg Castle # 2 burned down in 1884 and the existing Christiansborg Castle (# 3) was completed in 1928. The royal family first moved to Amalienborg Castle after Christiansborg Castle # 2 burned down. When Christiansborg Castle # 3 was finished, the King (Christian X) decided that him and the royal family would stay at Amalienborg Castle and make that their permanent residence. While the bombing of Copenhagen by the English is part of the reason there are only few buildings left in the old part of Copenhagen from earlier than the 18th Century, it is not the entire reason. Large parts of the old part of Copenhagen burned down first in 1728 and then again in 1794 so that adds to the reason. Tivoli actually opened while Copenhagen was still a fortified city. Up to around 1870, Tivoli was much smaller than it is today. The lake in Tivoli is actually a remnant of the moat that surrounded the walled city of Copenhagen. The lakes in H.C Ørsted Parken and Østre Anlæg are also remnants of the moat that surrounded Copenhagen. Where H.C Andersens Boulevard is today between City Hall Square and Langebro was the last part of the moat surrounding Copenhagen that was filled in. This was completed around 1880.

[@steffenhenriksen6530]

At first I thought you said bitchin Absalon😅 and then I thought yeah! He is quite the cool guy😂

[@Aoderic]

Just to be technical here, but the Kalmar union wasn't "Three Crowns united as one", but just three Crowns on the head of one Monarch. It might not seam as a big difference, but it was quite important for how the three countries were ruled. They each had their own laws and noble councils, so they were three individual countries, that just had the same King. And the King even if he mostly lived in Denmark, was just as much the King of Sweden, and the King of Norway, as he was the Danish King. So it is false when people say, Denmark owned Norway and Sweden, or that the "Danish" King in case of Christian I attacked Sweden, he was there as the Swedish king, trying make peace in his kingdom (although he failed).

[@RobeTrotting]

I don't think it was said that "Denmark owned Norway and Sweden"

[@Aoderic]

@@RobeTrotting No, not by you. Other people do, because they don't understand. And if you say something like you said now, that could sound like it was one country, then it leads people to assume ownership.

[@Nygaard2]

It's sort of cheating filming Copenhagen in sunshine... gives false hope to potential tourists...

[@RobeTrotting]

😂 true!

[@andersekstrandrasmussen8444]

Fact: The first terrorbombing in history was made by the brits on Copenhagen that lasted from sep. 2. to sep. 7. 1807.

[@lisbethmllegaard8437]

You forgot Rufus and Steven 🌸

[@LynxLord1991]

The English has no reason to apologies compared to what we did to them during the Viking age I think we can call it even

[@karsten27027]

Denmark and Sweden was at war 12 times within 200 years. Quite impressive. Today the main fighting is in soccer.

[@RobeTrotting]

Not handball? 😁

[@karsten27027]

@@RobeTrotting Well - That as well. But for many years the soccer matches were the highlights. All the way back to the end of the war. Possibly also earlier.

[@MartinGsl]

@@RobeTrotting I agree with you. Today it's more more often handball than soccer.

[@GarmrsBarking]

funny every time I hear the name "Amalienborg" I also hear the female singer from the Copenhagen punk band "paragraf 119" scream BRÆND (burn) followed by the male singer screaming AMALIENBORG... let's just say that not everyone in Denmark likes the royal family hehe...

[@larsrons7937]

Awesome band, Paragraf 119. In the late 90's I often went to their concerts at Ungdomshuset på Jagtvej (69). The name is thaken from the Danish Criminal Law §119 that concerns "violence against an official in office".

[@GarmrsBarking]

@@larsrons7937 unfortunately I never got to see them live...

[@1233hund]

Are you sure, that cobe isnt an old Wiking word for købe. A lot of english word are actually Danish. From the Wikings.

[@RobeTrotting]

At a certain point it’s all either Latin or Germanic haha

[@sarahjortsberg5164]

Viking not Wiking

[@martinwinther6013]

Funfact - The guy (Bishop Absolon)on the statue is wielding an axe. Thats not historically correct. The bishop was a man of god, and as such he wasnt allowed to spill the blood of another man. - So he would wield a hammer instead, a primarily crushing weapon, not the axe which is way more slashy

[@evaldmadsen1163]

hende Daisy - født efter besættelsen -den 9. april - en uge efter.

[@martinbb68]

Tivoli is the second oldest amusement park in the world.

[@RobeTrotting]

one in vienna claims to be second

[@martinbb68]

@@RobeTrotting if you Google it , it says Tivoli is the second oldest 😉

[@larsrons7937]

@@martinbb68 Wurstelprater amusement park in Vienna opened in 1766.

[@JRBendixen]

You should get “visit copenhagen” to sponser you. As a Dane I dislike the whole idea of monarchy. But yet here we are as a monarchy. Magrethe is as good as they come. Not perfect, but perfect in the way, she have said bad things, but able to just straight out admit she was wrong. And tells us all to be kinder and better. As a Dane I have to say that is cool and to an extent embodies our spirit. It ok to change and look forward and do better. She will die some day. Her first heir seems ok, but we will see. I dislike the whole idea of a monarchy. She has stumbled, but also come clean. And I thing that is a good character trait to admire. I’ll give the crown prinse a chance bc. It seems he may also be a monarch of the people. Do good, be good and inspire others to good deeds will keep the Danish monarchy alive. If things work out fine and its good, there is never going to be a change about monarchy in Denmark. People like me dont care that much and would not bother anymore other than writing on the internet to strangers on this topic. So the Danish monarchy is extremely stable and will likely stay that way in the future.

[@RobeTrotting]

We’d love to produce a sponsored video for Visit Copenhagen 😃🇩🇰 no idea if they’d be interested

[@larsrons7937]

@@RobeTrotting I find the idea intriguing. You could ask them. Visit Copenhagen might well be interested.

[@DanMarksman]

My mother was born same day and same place as our queen Margrethe II. (16 april 1940 in Kommune Hospitalet in Copenhagen.) My grandmother and queen Ingrid shared room. So when my mother was born my grandmother got a present from the queen, a silver 2 krone and flowers. God save the queens.

[@RobeTrotting]

How cool is that! 🤩

[@PrebenH.Andersen]

Sludder og vrøvl - Margrethe blev født på Amalienborg i Frederik den Ottendes Palæ. Desuden ville man aldrig lægge et medlem af kongehuset på samme hospitalsstue som andre mennesker. Lad være med at komme med den slags løgn!

[@PrebenH.Andersen]

Det er direkte løgn! - Margrethe er født på Amalienborg!

[@pipkin5287]

Copenhagenization, also known as British terrorism 😅 Also, if you havent been already, I really hope you guys go visit Sagnlandet Lejre, located close to Lejre village, a little further out than Roskilde.

[@hantra17]

Yes, we love that queen. Not the self-appointed one.

[@RobeTrotting]

Who is the self appointed one?

[@hantra17]

@@RobeTrotting Mette Frederiksen.

[@drumstick74]

I'm a native Dane living in Copenhagen (moved here in 2005). Must say I am impressed you could find so many positive things to say; Thanks!🙂 I'd like to give just _one_ downside, and that's the winter season. Dark most of the day, and miserable weather. So if you are a tourist considering visiting CPH, summertime is when to be here.💚 PS: I love the British (as do most Danes), not because of the bombings hundreds of years ago, but because they saved us from becoming a communist nation in the final days of WWII. Their debt is payed in full, I would say. (In 1945, the Red Army was close (Berlin), but the Brits liberated us ─narrowly─ from the German occupation, before the Russians did.) 🇬🇧

[@darioevangelista6249]

Even members of the Royal uses bikes and obey traffic rules.

[@curthamiltonclausen4444]

That guy on the Donkey bike... Drives in the pedestrians area. Please do not do that if your visit Copenhagen.

[@RobeTrotting]

For a meter and a half into the bike lane. Calm down.

[@Purplefishish]

You can see ruins of the original Christiansborg Castle under todays Christiansborg

[@HankHopeless]

LMAO ! I don't know if it was a Freudian slip or You bastardizing Your american with danish, but I distinctly heard You say " Queen Margrethe vinking from her balcony. I'm SURE that's not what You ment 🤣

[@mifphilip]

The British bombing Copenhagen is the first recorded event of an act of terrorism. The British only goal with the bombing was to kill civilians and destroy the city, which they hoped would make the Danish king surrender his fleet.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Your Twitter fans miss you not (apparently) being on Twitter, anymore. Are you still there at all (under an alias or pseudonym)?

[@RobeTrotting]

Aw, yeah we decided to just get off of Twitter for now.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

@@RobeTrotting I feel ya. I really do. But, my followers have split Birdland, as have the folks I followed which has been a bit hard to take, if I'm being honest with you. (Sob, sob!)

[@yunleung2631]

Copenhagenization sounds like a Pearl Harbor lmao.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes, it's very much that haha

[@hookedonwood5830]

No reason to drop a sorry Brits.. lets call it even for the Viking raids..

[@Minhnguyen-tf8ps]

This country is a socialism with >80% of people relying on government retirement benefits, Danmark is a country of people STAY These are totally different than the US. (leaving). The average US people come to Denmsrks about 1.9k (skill workers are the most...but the mentors and enterpenours are 0%.while Denmark comes to US are about 4× higher. Do you think people in Denmark are easy to make friends with or nicer than US? I don't think so. If you wanna get out of rats race, then Dan's is not a country to live.

[@pouleichel2760]

HA HA HA clearly you know nothing about Denmark.

[@skodass1]

Sorry to burst your bubble but yes we are one of the highest taxed people in the world, but also some of the richest, most friendly people (once you get to know us and we get to know you and decide that being friends with you is a valued investment in time). Also 80%? which sources are you citing? since the DST, which keeps track of these things, states that around a 5th of the population is on some sort of government benefit, which also includes temporarily unemployed, students, vacation pay, birthing vacation pay etc.

[@MIB_63]

Troll detected.

[@Minhnguyen-tf8ps]

@skodass1 Danmark is not the highest tax...if you are listening on CNN, Google,, Bing...and forgot to ask CPA advisors, then you are completely wrong. The average taxes that all peop ( eu. Asia. Us...)are 40-45% and again 80% of Dan's pay taxes on this bracket ( I belive you are in this braket) ...These same in US, if you add all: student loan, heath care., state and federal tax ... US people will pay the same 45-50 % after earning income. Just a simple thing, ask yourself how much you money save at the end of the year ? Can you save 10% of your income? If you make 200k. Can you pay off your mortgage in...5 years? Do you know rich people dont pay tax? I I don't pay tax legally....you have to understand the tax system. In Dan, you are a worker no more than that. The government will take direct tax 40-50% from your income. In the US, the government will tax on your W2 21%, but education and health care....you have to pay it? Do you understand. Dan's people rely on government higher than the US. I never ever think government benefits will help me have a better life, long vacations with friends, family... because I'm an enterpenour, not skill labor.

[@Galantus1964]

@@Minhnguyen-tf8ps LOL ... i guess that's why we score high on the " happiness" index every single year with gunloving kid murdering voter suppressing, 3rd wold workers right, anti abortion, usa scores way less.... 2023 = Denmark nr 2 usa =19