Denmark

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Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Danish Statistical Department, 1924
1924- include also "Greenland under Danish rule."

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الصفحة 40 - University ; they are paid out of a fund established out of the former church lands and the old tithes as well as voluntary parish contributions, all of which have now been commuted. The number of persons in Denmark who are not members of the Established Church was, at the time of the last census, 70,000. The religious communities outside the Lutheran Church which are most strongly represented in Denmark are the Catholics, Reformists, Jews, Methodists, Baptists and Irvingites. The first four of these...
الصفحة 29 - ... Court they have to reply simply »Yes« or »No«; if the verdict is »not guilty« the case is dismissed, but in the contrary event the Court may demand a fresh trial. Public prosecutors appear in criminal cases, and' public counsels for the defence must be appointed in cases of importance. Barristers are appointed by the Minister of Justice, and women are eligible for appointment. Barristers at the »Landsret« and the Supreme Court must pass a special test.
الصفحة 137 - Offices (Landsarkiver), situated respectively in Copenhagen, Odense, and Viborg. The Central Record Office contains all the older material up to 1559 and all the archives of the central administration. The Provincial Record Offices comprise all the local official archives.
الصفحة 58 - t0nde" hartkorn corresponds on the average to about 10 ha. Divided according to the size of the agricultural area there were in 1919 the following number of estates with an agricultural area of more than 0,55 ha.: — Total... 205,929 ' 100.0 3,314 100.0 It appears from this that the small farms are in great majority, but that by far the greater part of the agricultural area is taken up by medium sized farms with 15 — 60 ha, whereas the big farms cover only a comparatively modest portion of the...
الصفحة 46 - Exceedingly rich collections from Stone and Bronze Age. • — Medicine: Finsen Institute, Cancer research, Hospital organization. — Natural Science: Museums and collections. — Animal husbandry. — Co-operative farming. — Physical training. — Adult education. For information apply to: Dansk Studieoplysningskontor, University, Studiestrsede 6, Copenhagen, or its branch offices: AngloDanish Students Bureau, 50 Russell Square, London, WCI; Bureau franco-danois des renseignements universitaires,...
الصفحة 130 - Museum contains a complete collection of the works of the famous Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen, in all about 700 works of art bequeathed by the artist to his native city, Copenhagen. In the centre of the building is Thorvaldsen's tomb. Dir.
الصفحة 58 - Danish legislation has taken care to maintain the greatest possible number of independent farms, while in more recent times there have been positive efforts towards the establishment of new farms".* With the abolition of the feudal system in 1788, farming of the land in common was abandoned.
الصفحة 22 - Legislative authority rests jointly with the crown and parliament; the executive power is vested in the crown, while the administration of justice is exercised by the courts.
الصفحة 45 - School (Folkch0jskolen), an institution of the greatest educational and cultural importance, which is almost exclusively frequented by the rural population. Their educational aim is to give clear notions of the community and the conditions of its welfare, an appreciation of the national character, and the ability to express one's thoughts with ease and vigour, freedom and propriety.
الصفحة 135 - ... maps and pictures. Of the volumes about 4,000 are incunabula dating from before 1500, and about 35,000 are manuscripts containing a fine collection of Pali MSS. on palm leaves and a collection of old Norse MSS. Included among the last-mentioned MSS. is the only existing MS. of the Older Edda and the voluminous Flatoe Book, which contains the story of the Norse discovery of America 500 years before Columbus's. The library is the largest in Scandinavia. Chief Librarian CARL S. PETERSEN. The University...

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