 The Oresund strait between Malmö and Copenhagen with Malmö in the front and the island of Amager and part of southern Copenhagen in the back. The Oresund Region (Danish: Øresundsregionen; Swedish: Öresundsregionen) is a transnational region in southern Scandinavia located by the shores of the Oresund strait and connected by the Oresund Bridge. The western part is constituted by the Danish islands of Zealand, Lolland, Falster och Bornholm. The eastern part is located in Scania (Skåne in Swedish), Sweden. The region has a population of close to 3,6 millions and a population density of 171.3/km².[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Malmo_view2. ...
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Motto: Från arbetarstad till kunskapsstad (eng: From industrial city to knowledge city) Location of Malmö in northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Sweden Municipality Malmö Municipality County Skåne County Province Scania (Skåne) Charter 13th century Government - Mayor Illmar Reepalu Area - City 335. ...
Copenhagen (IPA: or ; Danish: IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city. ...
Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. ...
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Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace at night Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen is the home of Denmarks three supreme powers: the royal power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. ...
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HSB Turning Torso is a skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden on the Swedish side of the Oresund strait. ...
Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...
Denmark (red) / south Sweden (yellow), connected with the Oresund Bridge. ...
The Oresund Bridge (Danish Øresundsbroen, Swedish Öresundsbron, joint hybrid name Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Oresund strait. ...
Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ...
Lolland (formerly spelled Laaland) is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of some 1,243 square kilometers. ...
Falster is a Danish island. ...
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. ...
Scania (Skåne in Swedish ) is a geographical region of Sweden on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a historical province (landskap)[1] of the Kingdom of Sweden, since 1997 a county (Län) of Sweden, before 1658 part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ...
The Oresund Region was united under one flag, Denmark's, for a majority of the period 800 to 1658. Since the Treaty of Roskilde was signed in 1658, Scania has been part of Sweden, but the population has in recent years stressed Scania's regional identity again.[2] Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by...
The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ...
Scania (Skåne in Swedish ) is a geographical region of Sweden on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a historical province (landskap)[1] of the Kingdom of Sweden, since 1997 a county (Län) of Sweden, before 1658 part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ...
Cross-border activity
The greater metropolitan region of the Oresund Region is the largest and most densely populated in Scandinavia,[3] and a hub for economic activity in the Northern Europe.[4] Each day, 14,000 people commute over the Oresund Bridge. Compared with 2005, the commuter traffic increased by 43 per cent in 2006. The growing number of Swedes commuting to take advantage of the need for labour on the job market in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the higher salaries offered in Denmark, as well as an increased immigration of Danes to the south of Sweden, were essential factors in the traffic increase.[5] In 2006, 4,300 persons moved from the Danish part of the Oresund Region to Scania[5], attracted by lower Scanian real estate prices.
Apart from work related commuting, Swedes cross over to Copenhagen in order to enjoy shops and nightlife, attend cultural and educational institutions and to reach Copenhagen Airport. The airport in Scania, Malmo Airport is located 47 km (29.2 mi) from Copenhagen Airport and has limited international air traffic. Copenhagen Airport (Danish: ) (IATA: CPH, ICAO: EKCH) is the major airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, though also serving Malmö, Sweden. ...
Malmö Airport (also known as Malmö Sturup Airport) (IATA: MMX, ICAO: ESMS) is Swedens third busiest airport, located approximately 28 km (17. ...
After the opening of the bridge, an 'Oresund identity' has been promoted in the region in order to counter-act various barriers to cross-border cooperation caused by nationalistic sentiments on both sides.[6] In 1997, a consortium of twelve universities (four Swedish and eight Danish) from both sides of the Sound has been established, opening up all courses, libraries and other facilities to all students, teachers and researchers from the region.[7] The university has 150 000 students and more than 14,000 researchers. The secretariat is located at Lund University and at the University of Copenhagen.
The commercial interaction across the border has also significantly increased. Currently, an average of 15,800 vehicles cross the bridge each day.[8] The ports of Copenhagen and Malmö were merged in 2001 to form a single company, Copenhagen Malmö Port. This cross-border merger of two ports into one legal entity is the first in history, according to Copenhagen Malmö Port AB, the Swedish registered limited liability company operating the port, a company equally owned by Port of Copenhagen and Port of Malmö.[9]
Problems One deterrent to closer economic integration is the lack of a single currency, as both Sweden and Denmark maintain their own currencies, the Danish krone and Swedish krona, although both are accepted in some areas of the other country.
Another problem has been the lack of coordination of the rules for taxes and welfare etc. People commuting to work over the border risked paying double taxes, losing right to unemployment benefits because foreign employment did not contribute to entitlements in their home state, losing the right to kindergarten for their small children for the same reason etc. These problems have been mostly solved after years of political coordination between the countries.
Statistics | Region | Population | Area | Density | | Danish Capital Region | 1,823,109 | 2,864 km² | 636.5/km² | | Remainder | 608,036 | 6,970 km² | 87.2/km² | | Total for Danish part: | 2,431,145 | 9,834 km² | 247.2/km² | | South Skåne | 683,886 | 2,680 km² | 255.1/km² | | West Skåne | 305,982 | 2,730 km² | 112.1/km² | | North-East Skåne | 162,829 | 3,705 km² | 43.9/km² | | Total for Swedish part: | 1,125,697 | 11,035 km² | 102.0/km² | | Grand Total | 3,583,842 | 20,869 km² | 171.7/km² | Data as of January 1, 2004 Hovedstadsregionen (English: The capital region) is the greater metropolitan region around and including Copenhagen (København), Denmark. ...
Statistical areas The region is divided into five statistical areas, two in Denmark and three in Sweden. Image File history File links Oresund_pop_density. ...
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- Danish Capital Region
- Remainder of Danish Oresund
- South Skåne
- South-Western Scania (metropolitan area)
- West Skåne
- North-East Skåne
References - ^ The Öresund Region. General facts. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Peter, Laurence. "Bridge shapes new Nordic hub". BBC News, 14 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Öresundskomiteen. The Oresund Region in 30 seconds. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ C.W.Matthiesen (1998). "A Cross Border Integration Project on the European Metropolitan Level: Copenhagen and Malmö-Lund united by the Oresund Bridge". Reproduced in The Creation of a Cross-border Region, published by Oresundregion. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ a b Commuter traffic cause of strong growth in traffic volume on the Øresund Bridge in 2006. Press release, 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ The Öresund Committee.Living in the Øresund Region. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Øresund University. What is Øresund University?. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Øresundsbro Konsortiet. Traffic development on the Øresund Bridge. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ CM Port. History in brief. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
External links - Øresund Region - the official Web site of the Øresund Region
- Öresundskomiteen - committee of political representatives from regional and local authorities from Denmark and Sweden
- Oresund Statistics - hosted by Statistics Sweden
- Øresund Science Region - cross-border collaboration between business, universities and the public sector
- Øresundsuniversitetet - a consortium of twelve universities and university colleges on both sides of the Sound
- Oresund Innovation: High-Tech Regional Development Guide - developed by Øresund Science Region / Øresund University
- Oresund Network - the official information- and marketing organisation of the Øresund Region
- Oresunddirekt.com - public service information from the Swedish and Danish authorities
- Øresundsbro Konsortsiet - the official Web site of the Øresund Bridge
- Oresund News - newsletter in Swedish and Danish
- Förening Øresund - a non-profit NGO
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