List of Danish online encyclopedic resources

This is a list of online encyclopedic resources from Denmark, mostly in Danish, which can be freely accessed on the internet.

General purpose

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Biography

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  • Dansk biografisk leksikon, a large collection of Danish biographies. The first edition (1887-1905) from Project Runeberg is available online.[3] Searchable online access to the current version containing updated articles, is available from Gyldendal's Den Store Danske website.[4]
  • Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon (Danish Women's Biographical Encyclopedia), Jytte Larsen (ed), Volumes 1-4. Rosinante, 2000-01. The searchable online edition contains over 1,900 biographies from the Middle Ages to the present.[5]
  • Kendtes Gravsted, a collection of over 3,600 short descriptions of famous people, mainly Danes, buried in Danish cemeteries.[6]

Culture

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Architecture

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  • Dansk Architektur Center, online information about Danish architecture, architects and history of architecture.[9]
  • Danske Kirker (Danish Churches), freely searchable database from National Museum of Denmark providing extensive details of about two thirds of Denmark's churches. Contains articles from 57 volumes published between 1933 and the present covering different regions of Denmark (over 37,000 pages).[10][11]
  • Selskabet for Københavns Historie, online version of Jens Fleischer's København. Kulturhistorisk opslagsbog med turforslag giving detailed descriptions of many of Copenhagen's historic buildings, streets and parks.[12]

Library resources

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  • REX, the online database of the Royal Danish Library provides access to catalogues and digital resources including paintings and photographs. Some facilities are restricted by login (for Danish citizens only).[13]
  • Bibliotek.dk, providing access to the titles of books throughout the Danish public library system, sometimes with short descriptions.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "lex.dk". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. ^ "Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887). "Dansk biografisk Lexikon". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  4. ^ "lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. ^ "Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon", Kvinfo. (in Danish) Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Kendtes gravsted". www.gravsted.dk. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  7. ^ "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon". www.kulturarv.dk. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  8. ^ "Project Runeberg". runeberg.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  9. ^ Dansk Architektur Center Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Danmarks Kirker" Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Det Kongelige Bibliotek. (in Danish) Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Danmarks Kirker - Danmarks kirker". danmarkskirker.natmus.dk. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  12. ^ Selskabet for Københavns Historie
  13. ^ "Det Kgl. Bibliotek". Royal Danish Library (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  14. ^ "Søg, find og lån fra alle Danmarks biblioteker". BIBLIOTEK.DK (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-17.