Køpmannæhafn

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Køpmannæhafn is the historical Danish name for the city now known as Copenhagen, reflecting its origins as a merchant harbor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical name
historical place name
associatedWithActivity merchant shipping
trade
country Denmark
denotes medieval trading settlement at Copenhagen
etymologyComponent havn (harbor)
købmand (merchant)
hasCulturalSignificance reflects Copenhagen’s origin as a trading port
hasModernSpellingVariant Copenhagen
surface form: Kjøbenhavn

Kjøbmannahavn
hasRoleInHistory origin of the name Copenhagen
historicalNameOf Copenhagen
Copenhagen
surface form: København
language Old Danish
locatedInPresentDay Capital Region of Denmark
Copenhagen
locatedOn Øresund
meaning merchant harbor
partOf history of Copenhagen
history of Denmark
replacedBy Copenhagen
Copenhagen
surface form: København
usedBy Danish speakers
usedInPeriod Middle Ages
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Copenhagen historicalName Køpmannæhafn