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HG København
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (HG) was a Danish sports association based in Copenhagen. It governed many sports, but is most famous for its handball teams that one several Danish championships in both the men's league and the women's league. The club was founded on April 28 1880 as a Gymnastics association for traders and clerks. In 1904 Swimming also became a part of the club, and in 1927 the handball team was created. Between 1939 and 1970, the club won the Danish men's league 13 times, including five in a row from 1966 to 1971. and between 1950 and 1977 it won the Danish Women's League 12 times. In 1965 the women's team became the first team from Western Europe to win the European Cup. in the-sports.org In 1980, it fused with Gladsaxe Håndboldklub to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated 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. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
