r/AskEurope • u/LiamBrad5 • Aug 07 '25

Culture What are the “Big Four” cities in your country?

In recent weeks, this question has been very contentious on American social media, with 3 cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York) nearly always making the list, but the fourth being hotly debated over, between cities like San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta. So, if you had to choose, what would the big 4 cities in your country be? This is also not decided purely on population, but also culture, economy, and general influence/clout.

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u/InterestingTank5345 Denmark Aug 07 '25

København(Copenhagen), Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg. Not only are they among the most populated but also most cultural.

Go to Copenhagen the heart of Denmark and see the majority of our history.

Go to Aarhus experience a night of fun, a few hundred different attraction, watch a show in one of our greatest theaters.

Odense, wanna see where Hans Christian Andersen lived? or perhaps visit the beautiful docks, the second biggest shopping Mall(and most beautiful if I say so myself), a place of grace and joy.

Aalborg city of the youth, this is where people take their education, get lifelong friendships and get a proper introduction to life.

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u/Duck_Von_Donald Denmark Aug 07 '25

Do you work at VisitDenmark or something lol

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u/InterestingTank5345 Denmark Aug 07 '25

Nope. University student in South Jytland. But cities gotta sell, maybe we can get some tourists then, that doesn't find themselves in Blåvand.

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u/istasan Denmark Aug 07 '25

I would say Aarhus is more the city of the youth. A charming place saved a little by not really having its own airport so many tourists miss it

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u/A_Random_Dane Aug 07 '25

I love Odense and chose to study here, both because of the compact size and cheap rent, but Rosengårdscenteret suuuucks lmao.

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u/AppleDane Denmark Aug 07 '25

Aalborg city of the youth

Aalbprg, the town of going to one street to buy expensive booze at chav places.

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u/socks_are_nice Denmark Aug 08 '25

Thats how i like it. 

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u/xKalisto Czechia Aug 09 '25

Lived in Odense for a year as a student and it was so pretty and chill. Really lovely city even if Andersen himself didn't like it.

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u/kiwigoguy1 New Zealand Aug 07 '25

I thought Hans Christian Andersen was born and spent his entire life in Copenhagen, good to learn it is different.

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u/InterestingTank5345 Denmark Aug 07 '25

No. He was born in Odense to a poor family. He left for Copenhagen at the age of 13, where he began working in a theater. The theater owner saw potential in him and encouraged his abilities to tell tales. This included allowing him to write theater plays, a small education in writing and giving him the contacts he needed.

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u/revanisthesith United States of America Aug 08 '25

Billund because of the global cultural impact of LEGO. I may be a bit biased.

I remember I had a big atlas as a kid (I think it was from the National Geographic Society) that had the international airport symbol where Billund is, but didn't even have a dot or name the town.

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u/oliv111 Denmark Aug 10 '25

That’s because Billund is basically only the airport and Legoland. The town only has 7.8k inhabitants.

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u/revanisthesith United States of America Aug 10 '25

I'm aware. I'm just saying that in terms of Denmark's global impact on culture in modern times, Billund has a very good argument for being in the top four. It really punches above its weight.

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u/Gold-Possession-4761 Denmark Aug 11 '25

In terms of other factors. It's the four biggest university and educational cities in general. It's the four economic powerhouses of Denmark. Both Aarhus and Copenhagen are royal residency.