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The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
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The Foundation cultivates enduring academic, professional, and personal ties between the U.S. and the Nordic countries. The Foundation's internship and training programs enable young Americans and Scandinavians living abroad to receive practical working experience in fields such as engineering, shipping, law, finance, agriculture, and technology.
Denmark is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, named after the Kingdom of Denmark in northern Europe. [4] The population was 2,626 at the 2020 census, [5] down from 2,860 at the 2010 census. [6] The town is on the northwestern border of Lewis County and lies east of Watertown.
Denmark must answer accusations at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Monday that its policy of demolishing minority-heavy neighbourhoods to promote integration amounts to racial discrimination.
Scandinavia House, located on 58 Park Avenue, Manhattan, was opened in 2000 by the American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) as a center for Nordic culture in the United States. [2] The building was the first permanent location of ASF after a decade of moving between several addresses. Construction of the new building cost around $13 million. [4]
The Danish Arts Foundation (Danish: Statens Kunstfond) is the principal Danish government funded arts foundation founded by a special Law on 27 May 1964. [1] [2]Statens Kunstfond alongside the da:Statens Kunstråd [3] (English sometimes State Arts Council now Danish Agency for Culture) allocates funds provided by the Ministry of Culture (da:Kulturministeriet).
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