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Ishøj Station
Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 21,465 (1. January 2024). It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality. Geography The town is located by the coast in the southwestern suburban area of Copenhagen and is part of the city's urban area. Immigration During the 1960s to 1980s, Denmark attracted a large number of foreign workers. Many of these workers chose to remain in the country, with a significant number settling in Ishøj, which is today known for its diverse population, with immigrants and their descendants accounting for 37.5 percent of the total population. This makes Ishøj the municipality with the highest proportion of immigrants in Denmark. The influx of immigrants has also had an impact on the local schools, with some municipal schools having over 30 percent of students who are bilingual. Notable people * Karen Ankersted (1859 in Ishøj – 1921) a Danish teacher and pioneering female politician. * Helle Thorning-Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Denmark
The five Regions of Denmark () were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 Counties of Denmark, counties (''Amt (country subdivision), amter'') were abolished. At the same time, the number of municipalities (''Commune (country subdivision), kommuner'') was cut from 270 (Ærø Municipality, from 271 in 2006) to Municipalities of Denmark, 98. The reform was approved and made into a law by the lawmakers in the Folketing 26 June 2005 with 2005 Danish local elections, elections to the 98 municipalities and 5 regions being held Tuesday 15 November 2005. Each region is governed by a popularly elected regional council with 41 members, from whom the regional chairperson is chosen. The main responsibility of the regions is healthcare. Lesser powers of the regions include public transport, environmental planning, soil pollution management and some co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NuDay
NuDay is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian relief to people affected by the crisis in Syria. Founded in 2013, NuDay is headquartered in New Hampshire. Since the start of the Syrian Revolution, NuDay has shipped millions of dollars worth of clothes, medicine, and food to displaced families in Syria. It also provides help for the housing, work and schooling of Syrian refugees in Turkey. In 2017, NuDay undertook 480 projects inside Syria and within Turkey's Syrian refugee camps, benefiting over 881,400 people. In recent years, NuDay has re-asserted its focus on protection and livelihood, which guarantee long-term impact and empowerment. Education and psychosocial support are key to NuDay's work. History Founder Nadia Alawa is a female empowerment advocate and fundraised locally for humanitarian causes before founding the organization in 2013. She started local fundraising soon after the Syrian Revolution broke out. As she successfully collected several container ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Seats Of Denmark
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The English word is derived from French , which in turn derives from the Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benzonsdal
Benzonsdal is a manor house located at Torslunde, south of Taastrup, in the northern part of Ishøj Municipality, some 20 kilometres west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been owned by members of the noble Lerche family since 1853. The main building is from 1856. History Benzon family Benzonsdal was established by Supreme Court (Denmark), Supreme Court justice Peder Benzon in 1730 from land that had until then belonged to Gjeddesdal. The aim was to secure a more simple and efficient management of the land. Benzon was a major landowner who also established the manors of Risbyholm, Benzonseje (now Risbyholm), Dønnerup and Gislingegård. He had previously also been the owner of Hagestedgaard and Alslevgård. The new manor comprised 50 tenant farms, 100 smallholdings, a brickyard and four watermills. One of Peder Benzon's brothers, Lars Benzon, bought Benzonsdal from the heirs after Peder Benzon's death in 1735. In 1740, he sold the estate to a third brother, Jacob Benzon. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
