'''Copenhagen'''<ref>({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|oʊ|p|ən|ˈ|h|eɪ|ɡ|ən|,_|-|ˈ|h|ɑː|-}} {{respell|KOH|pən|HAY|gən|,_-|HAH|-}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|p|ən|h|eɪ|ɡ|ən|,_|-|h|ɑː|-}} {{respell|KOH|pən|hay|gən|,_-|hah|-}};<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/copenhagen "Copenhagen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122114344/http://www.dictionary.com/browse/copenhagen |date=22 January 2018 }}. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> ({{lang-da|København}} {{IPA-da|kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn||da-København.ogg}}<!-- Please maintain the naming conventions [[WP:PLACE#General_guidelines]]#2.The lead and [[WP:ALTNAME#Separate_section_usage]] and don't add alternative English or unofficial foreign names here-->) is the capital and most populous city of [[Denmark]], with a population of around 660,000 in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area.<ref name="Danmarks Statistik">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/Nyt/2010/NR160_1.pdf |title=Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik – Byopgørelsen 1. januar 2020 |access-date=29 October 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930213152/http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/Nyt/2010/NR160_1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=The average Dane |url=https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/befolkning-og-befolkningsfremskrivning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133611/https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/befolkning-og-befolkningsfremskrivning |archive-date=8 February 2017 |access-date=16 October 2018 |website=dst.dk}}</ref> The city is on the islands of [[Zealand]] and [[Amager]], separated from [[Malmö]], Sweden, by the [[Øresund]] strait. The [[Øresund Bridge]] connects the two cities by rail and road.
Originally a [[Vikings|Viking]] fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now [[Gammel Strand]], Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. From the 17th century, it became a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the [[Renaissance]] the city was the de facto capital of the [[Kalmar Union]] and the seat of monarchy, governing most of the present day [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] region in a union with [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]] ruled by the Danish monarch serving as the head of state. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of [[Scandinavia]] under the union for over 120 years, from the 15th century until the early 16th century when Sweden left the union through a rebellion. After [[Great Northern War plague outbreak|a plague outbreak]] and fire in the 18th century, the city underwent redevelopment. This included construction of the prestigious district of [[Frederiksstaden]] and founding cultural institutions including the [[Royal Danish Theatre|Royal Theatre]] and the [[Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts|Royal Academy of Fine Arts]]. After disasters in the early 19th century when the British Royal Navy attacked the Dano-Norwegian fleet and bombarded the city, rebuilding during the [[Danish Golden Age]] brought a [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] look to Copenhagen's architecture. After the [[Second World War]], the [[Finger Plan]] fostered the development of housing and businesses along the five urban railway routes emanating from the city centre.
