Address Guidelines for Denmark
Follow these guidelines to provide input that Geocode Address Global can successfully geocode. For additional information about the Denmark postal system, see the Post Danmark website: http://www.postdanmark.dk/.
- Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
- Supported languages—Danish and English language aliases are supported for major town/municipality names. For example, Copenhagen (English) is equivalent to København (Danish).
- Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. Following is a list of recognized thoroughfare types. This is not a complete list. Additional thoroughfare types may also be recognized.
ALLÉ=alle
ANLAEG=anlaeg
ANLEAG=anleag
BAKKEN=bakken
BANEN=banen
BASTION=bastion
BOUL=boulevard
BOULEVARD=bulevardi
BRO=bro
BROEN=bro
BUEN=buen
BULEVARDI=bulevardi
DAMMEN=dammen
DOSSERING=dossering
GAARD=garrd
GADE=gade
GANGEN=gangen
GARD=gard
GÂRD=gard
GET=get
HAVE=have
HAVN=havn
HOEJEN=hojen
HOJEN=højen
HøJEN=højen
HOLMEN=holmen
HUSET=huset
KAER=kaer
KEAR=kear
KRAENTEN=kraeten
KREANTEN=kreanten
LAENGEN=laengen
LEANGEN=leangen
MARKEN=marken
PARK=parken
PARKEN=parken
PASSAGEN=passagen
PLADS=plads
SIDEN=siden
STIEN=stien
STRAEDE=straede
STREADE=streade
SVINGET=svinget
TOFTEN=toften
TORV=torv
VAENGE=vaenge
VANGEN=vangen
VARDEN=varden
VEANGE=veange
VEJ=vej - Numbers, numeric equivalents, and ordinals—Numbered streets are mapped to the named equivalents. Ordinals are also recognized in input addresses.
- Common words and abbreviations—Common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses are supported.