Woda w krajobrazie dużego miasta na przykładzie Kopenhagi

Many big cities are located on water (seas, rivers). We can enumerate some of them such as: Warsaw and Cracow on the Vistula, Prague on the Vltava, Paris on the Seine, Rome on the Tiber, London on the Thames, Berlin on the Spree. An interesting example is Copenhagen - the capital of Denmark, the oldest kingdom in the world (1,700,000 inhabitants, area 43,000 km2 ). It is located on one of the 406 Danish islands i.e. Zealand, on the Sound (Oresund) sea strait, with numerous waterways running into the city. The amount of water present in the direct city surroundings considerably influences the metropolis landscape. Seaside and riverside towns usually owe their size, development and strong connections with other countries to the water areas. The presence of water in their landscape influenced their unique character, individual form and exceptional face. Copenhagen developed very quickly, especially thanks to its localization near waters, strengthening its position and becoming one of the most important centres of communication and trade in Europe. Its landscape, in particular the old town and the town centre resembles Amsterdam (it is popularly called "Little Amsterdam"). The issues of water in towns and waters on which the city is located is the subject of many theoretical discussions connected with creating the harmonious landscape of urbanized river valleys.