Picturesque Denmark, 1950s

[Music] welcome to Copenhagen largest city and capital of Denmark home of 1/4 of the country's 4 million citizens Copenhagen is the baltic's most important sea port the center for Art and Science a busy Merchants town with a gay and cosmopolitan flavor miles of canals make for Pleasant sightseeing in this 800-year old [Music] city an ancient town but modern too you see Copenhagen is a study in contrast particularly those of the old and the new near a modern housing unit you may come upon cobbled streets lined with houses from the 17th and 18th centuries it's a colorful City why even the postman are cheerfully clad in [Music] red there's the Boris and the stock exchange to the left of the house of parliament with its Twisted dragon fire the building has been Inus since 1610 when it was built by Christian IV the ruler of this the oldest kingdom in the world lives at aalburg Castle located in the center of Copenhagen until World War II Denmark had never known foreign domination today she preserves with pride the panoply of her royal Traditions Housewives soldiers businessmen and children everyone rides a bike in Copenhagen half a million bicycles solve the transport question but city planners and Architects had their problems parking space had to be arranged to accommodate thousands of wheels at a time two old Dobbins deliver beer to shopkeepers who know they sell an internationally famous Danish beverage because no part of Denmark is more than 40 mi from the sea fishing is naturally an important industry here Copenhagen is sprinkled profusely with statues here's one of Bishop absin who founded the capital eight centuries ago there never was such a city for statues this Fountain represents the legendary gaan who received permission to take as much of Sweden as she could plow in one day gaan turned her sons to bulls and plowed out Zealand the island on which Copenhagen stands thus leaving a huge Lake in Sweden scores of towers distinguish the city's Skyline the Golden Globe at top the copper Spire of our savior's church is the most imposing of these landmarks grunig Memorial Church is an astonishing structure of brick its beautiful lines suggest the pipes of a colossal organ though extremely modern the style of the building was based on that of Denmark's Old Country [Music] churches 90% of copenhagen's population lives in apartment houses and there's an attractive home here for every type of purse the newest buildings were designed carefully with the greatest amount of air sunlight and privacy in mind cooperatives and inexpensive municipally owned apartment dwellings are but a small part of Denmark's vast social welfare program there are no slums in Copenhagen the city widens out gracefully toward the residential sections the parks and playgrounds on the outskirts are the garden colonies where attractive detached houses are owned or rented by working men and their families here everyone has a green thumb and in summer the gardens are overflowing with good things to see or to eat [Music] Danes are progressive modern and practical but some things you see in Denmark can best be described as quaint or picturesque The Familiar Chimney Sweep even he on a bicycle certainly makes a quaint picture as he pedal off to his next job [Music] mother goes to Market and it's no trouble to take the children along whole families go on vacation this way after the bustle of Copenhagen the suburbs are quiet and peaceful and they all have that sparkling clean look typical of Danish towns [Music] it would seem that postmen need not ring doorbells in Denmark you can see them coming miles away in their dashing Red [Music] Coats everyone falls in love with copenhagen's little mermaid right out of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale you will pass her on the way north of the city to the beaches to Denmark's Riviera swimming yachting and sailing are of course popular in a country so surrounded with water vac vacations are enjoyed at the seaside and on a summer Sunday cities are unusually quiet for the whole population has gone to the [Music] shore just a few miles north of the capital is the Deer Park a Beachwood Forest more extend iive and beautiful than any other in Europe it's a silven playground for Danes who camp and picnic here the deer in the park are gentle and tame a shooting Lodge the amage stands in the Deer Park which used to serve as the Royal hunting ground still farther north in Zealand is enchanting old Fredericks Borg Castle it seems to float on its foundation of three little Islands in a Placid Lake the castle is now a splendid Museum of national history it's maest FC bulk and the richness of its interior are reminders of the generation when Frederick II was [Music] King and here with his son is Prince cude brother of the present king of Denmark Frederick vith fredensborg Castle is a favorite with the royal family in summer this Vine Palace was built in 1720 to commemorate the peace between Denmark and Sweden after long years of bitter war cronberg castle at Elenor was famous already in 1600 because a Young author by the name of Shakespeare wrote a play called Hamlet the original Hamlet was born years before the castle was built but Shakespeare took the liberty of writing kronborg into his drama so today the castle and Hamlet's grave stir the imagination of all visitors who have studied their English literature [Music] in rural Denmark the weary traveler May pause for refreshment at a Wayside in like this one he wonders what the clatter is about and discovers a Danish Tradesman proclaiming his Wares and the neat little shops will lure him in perhaps he'll buy a piece of Denmark's famous silver at kenborg birthplace of secret unet the Norwegian novelist is an unusual church with five Towers The Peculiar edifice was built in the 12th Cent Cy by Bishop absalon's twin brother industry employs the greatest number of people but farming fishing and Forestry are equally important hosts of modern dairy farms turn out the rich cream and delicious butter for which Denmark is so well known the Danish farmer his expert and undivided attention to his work because Cooperative Farm and Dairy associations standardize quality and Market his agricultural produce dating from the 13th century rosilla Cathedral is the Westminster Abbey of Denmark located south of the capital the town of rosula with its thatched roofs and Tiny shops reminds the English of some of their own ancient towns but there's nothing old world about Rosa's happy healthy children [Music] every inch of fertile land outside the towns is under cultivation but it's not just a farming country it's a cooking one too whether in a restaurant Hotel private home or Country Inn no one can resist the Delicacies that issue from a Danish kitchen there's the picturesque Grace of antiquity in the little village of kga on Zealand's West Coast here in quaint two-story dwellings with their heavy Oak beams and leaded glass windows men of importance lived four centuries ago in some cases descendants of the original owners live here today K is a manufacturing town and of course it has always been a fishing [Music] [Music] Village appears as a vast sweep of Rich farm and cattle country broken only by a pled windmill or or a clump of low buildings where the farmer makes his [Music] home there are constant reminders that Denmark's history would fill a 100 volumes here's a mound that covers the grave of a Viking hero a formation like this is a momento from the people of the ancient stone age [Music] a bridge at the southern tip of Zealand leads to the small island of M full of varied Beauty but famed particularly for its chalk Cliff scenery these abrupt White Cliffs jutting into the intense blue of the Baltic are unique in a country of modest [Music] altitudes an inex ensive source of fuel from this island is Pete M that is cut neatly in bricks for easy marketing Beyond The Cliffs beyond the Pete bogs on M you find of course the Green Acres of the Danish farmer back in southern Zealand you hurry to the goose Tower in nearby Ving Bor the tower remains from a castle built by King valdemar in the 12th century when 77 towns all at once declared war against him vemar likened them to a flock of geese thus the golden ghosts at top the tower [Music] traveling west of Zealand p is second largest of the 500 Islands which with the peninsula of Jutland make up Denmark the largest city Odin took its name from Odin the principal God in North mythology Odin was the birthplace of Hans Christian Anderson whose fairy stories have been translated into 35 languages read and loved by children all over the world the sales of only one other book The Bible are greater than the sales of Anderson's fairy [Music] tales it was Denmark's children that inspired Anderson but today he inspires young people in every continent [Music] scores of old chat dot This Charming aisle in the southwest corner of pun is faour so beloved by painters that in recent years the group known as the faor school has become quite famous in the quaint narrow streets of town you pick the store where you wish to shop by the symbol that hangs over its [Music] [Music] door a bridge expans the water known as little belt connects f with Jutland the largest part of Denmark amounting to more than 2/3 of the country's area one of the greatest old strongholds to see in Jutland is the castle ruins at cing moving North along the east coast of Jutland you pass the flourishing farmlands that by now you recognize as typically Danish the countryside so quiet and Serene shows evidence of a farmer's patient and loving labor there are no snowcapped PE in Denmark but she has her Heaven Mountain 560 ft high with an admirable view from the observation tower Danish Boy Scouts will agree to [Music] that typical Denmark the beautiful mamor houses some of which date back to the 14th century and the Old Village churches with their familiar stepped cables even Danish Villages are and span don't look here for a Grand Hotel to stop in you'd much prefer the welcome at a Country Inn with its thatched roof at top traditional whitewashed [Music] walls a reminder of World War II not all the monuments in Denmark are old next to Copenhagen orus the capital of Jutland is is the largest city in Denmark orus is a Charming coastal town in a lovely setting of beachwoods but her main attraction is the old town or denam a Charming open air museum here's a careful reconstruction of a Danish town of 300 years ago composed of actual old houses with original Furnishings preserved to Delight the visitors it's a real town with a residential section an ancient marketplace and the shops of yester year [Music] on the 4th of July people from all over Denmark and the United States thr to Rabel National Park a beautiful tra of land purchased by Danish Americans in 1912 in the Lincoln Log Cabin is a small Museum of American Pioneer relics preserved in The Archives of near alore are detailed records of alls who emmigrated to the United States the crowd gathers to sing the national anthems of both countries and to hear stirring addresses by distinguished speakers the royal family never misses this important occasion King Frederick and queen ingred prepare to take their places on the platform each year 40,000 Americans and Danes with the royal family celebrate Independence Day [Music] it's a simple matter to travel east to west across Denmark which is about twice the size of the state of Massachusetts it's a short trip from Rabel Park to vorg county seat of Jutland and location of an ancient Cathedral the same age as notredam in Paris [Music] the west coast of Jutland along the North Sea is thickly lined with A continuous ridge of sand dunes it's the proximity of the Open Seas tempered by the Gulf Stream that makes for a comfortable climate in Denmark not far from the sea is Reba another ancient cathedral town with narrow streets and old steep r houses Reba has been accurately likened to a peep into Elizabeth in England a familiar sound in Denmark the whoring wings of STS that flap the long way up from South Africa each summer a nest built on a house is a symbol of peace to the family within but these DS are veritable pole sitters an old couple teams up to prepare by hand their own knitting wool traditional handicrafts still flourish in Denmark Mark the history of Southern Jutland is intricately linked with Germany for a 100 bloody battles were fought over the rich sles big Holstein duchies to the South a memorial at sunore recalls both the unhappy battle that lost these duchies to Germany and the return of North slesvig after World War I the loss of 1864 was in some ways a gain for Denmark was forced to redouble her efforts to realize a happy Prosperity you've seen the countryside now return to Copenhagen if you would judge the achievements of this hardworking but cheerful people yes the people of this oldest kingdom in the world have their lighter moments and in Copenhagen the place to have them is at tib a delightful huge Park dedicated to Recreation and amusement [Music] surrounded by Gardens restaurants and happy people stands the statue of TI's founder Caron he envisioned all kinds of fun theaters dancing boating concerts roller coaster rides and fireworks TI is the playground of a cultured adult people who are made all the younger by it [Music] the tempo at tiv is gay but leisurely as befits a country of so many traditions and with such a vast ancient history from morning to midnight the fun continues in the Enchanted Garden of an enchanted City Copenhagen the capital of picturesque Denmark [Music]