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[–] [email protected] 18 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (6 children)

On this map, you can see why Denmark's capital is Copenhagen. When Denmark controlled Scania and Schleswig-Holstein, it was much more centrally located than today. The borders of Denmark in this map correspond roughly to the borders before the Treaty of Roskilde.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

Seconded, if Danes would take the hot potato out of their mouth and start speaking proper Swedish. :p

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

You either want the danes, or you want someone else who doesnt speak danish, you cant have both

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