City essentials: toilets, water, luggage and opening hours
The small practical questions of a city trip: tap water, public toilets and their fees, luggage lockers, power sockets and opening hours on Sundays and public holidays.
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Do you need to buy bottled water in Denmark?
No, you do not need bottled water in Denmark, because the tap water from public waterworks is ordinary drinking water.
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Why is tap water so hard in Copenhagen?
Tap water in the Copenhagen area is hard because the groundwater picks up lime from the soil, giving a natural hardness of 18 to over 30 °dH.
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Is chlorine added to tap water in Denmark?
No, Danish tap water is normally not disinfected with chlorine, which many other countries have to do.
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Where does tap water in Denmark come from?
Danish tap water comes from groundwater: 99.9 % of the country's drinking water is pumped up from underground.