Kokkedal ( Dat. Kokkedal ) is a Danish city located in the municipality of Hörsholm , in the Hovststaden region . The city is located on the coast of northern Zealand and Denmark , between the two cities, Niva and Horsholm , 30 kilometers north of Copenhagen . As of 2011, 9585 people live in the city. [1] . 56% of the city’s population are immigrants of Turkish and Arab descent and their second and third generation children. While 44% of the population are indigenous. [2] .
| City | |
| Kokkedal | |
|---|---|
| Kokkedal | |
| A country |  Denmark |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 9,585 people ( 2011 ) |
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Attractions
The city is home to the Kokkedala Castle, which was erected in 1540 by Eric Banner, a member of the rigsrod , who was a cousin of the Danish king. Today, the castle houses a hotel, a conference room and a wine cellar [3] .
Famous Natives
- Michael Merkёv - cyclist
Christmas tree scandal
In November 2012, by decision of the local city administration, which was composed mostly of Muslims, it was decided not to put a Christmas tree in the center of the city (an old tradition that is observed in all cities of Denmark) on Christmas day under the pretext that the cost of its purchase would be seven thousand crowns. Moreover, in the same year, the administration spent 60 thousand kroons on the organization of the Muslim festival of Kurban Bayram [4] . This caused a wave of protest among the indigenous inhabitants of the city, which make up approximately 40% of its population. Danish businessman Jonas Christensen offered to personally pay for the Christmas tree and the organization of the Christmas holiday, but the administration rejected the offer. One of its representatives, a member of the housing government of Egedalsvenge, Ismail Mestazi, noted that this is “not a question of money, but of principle” and does not intend, as a Muslim, to organize Christian holidays in a city where Christians are a minority [5] . After the news was widely disseminated in the media , television journalists arrived in the city who decided to make a television report, but they were attacked by a group of masked men, accusing them of neo-Nazism . After the scandal erupted, the previous district administration was disbanded, the tree was put on the square. Former administration member Karin Leegard Hansen, who played a significant role in the struggle to establish the Christmas tree, was forced to leave the city due to numerous threats from unknown persons. [6]
Notes
- ↑ Statistikbanken tabel BEF44
- ↑ http://www.nyidanmark.dk/bibliotek/publikationer/andet/2005/byer_for_alle/Tingbjerg/F%F8rm%E5ling-jan-2005_Tingbjerg_Utterslevhuse.pdf (link not available)
- ↑ Danish Castle Kokkedal Slot unopened (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 25, 2013. Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ Authorities have forbidden to put a Christmas tree in the Danish city: it’s useless for Muslims (inaccessible link) . newsru (November 16, 2012). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ In one of the cities of Denmark, the Muslim community opposed the celebration of Christmas . Radio Liberty (11/10/2012). Date of treatment April 19, 2013. Archived on April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Europe: The Theft of the Christmas Tree . rg.ru.
Literature
- Lisbet Hein, "Kokkedal", s. 7-56 i: Hørsholm Egns Museum Årbog 2004 , 2004. ISBN 87-87371-38-3 .