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.