the capital city of Denmark, a port and industrial centre in the east of the country. Danish København Capital and largest city (pop., 2001: city, 499,148; metro. area, 1,081,673) of Denmark. It is located on the islands of Zealand (Sjælland) and Amager. A small village existed on the site by the early 10th century. In 1167 Bishop Absalon built a castle there and fortified the town. In 1445 Copenhagen was made the capital and the residence of the royal family. Its palaces include Amalienborg, home to the Danish monarchs, and Christiansborg, now housing Parliament. Tivoli amusement park is a popular attraction. Copenhagen is one of Europe's leading cultural and educational centres; its oldest university was founded in 1479. Historically a trade and shipping hub, it has also become an industrial city. Shipbuilding, machinery production, and canning and brewing are among the chief manufacturing activities
A children's game in which one player is inclosed by a circle of others holding a rope
(April 2, 1801) British naval victory over Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars. The armed-neutrality treaty of 1794 between Denmark and Sweden, to which Russia and Prussia adhered in 1800, was considered a hostile act by England. In 1801 a detachment of the British navy was sent to Copenhagen. After a fierce battle in the harbor, Adm. Horatio Nelson, ignoring orders to withdraw from the fleet commander, Sir Hyde Parker, instead continued to destroy most of the Danish fleet. Danish losses amounted to some 6,000 dead and wounded, six times those of the British. Denmark subsequently withdrew from the neutrality treaty
a naval battle between the British and the Danish in 1801. The British navy under Lord Nelson had received orders to leave the area because Danish ships were approaching. Nelson, who could not see using one of his eyes, put his telescope to that eye and said "I see no ships". His ships remained where they were, and in the battle that followed the Danes were defeated