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What it is

Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon is Denmark’s freely accessible, searchable national encyclopedia, with Danish-language factual content written by researchers and other professionals. Its collection contains more than 245,000 articles, including Den Store Danske, Trap Danmark, and other specialist reference works. Editors continually add material and revise existing articles. Trap Danmark covers subjects including geography, biology, archaeology, history, culture, architecture, and social and business life; its digital edition includes place descriptions, maps, images, and illustrations from public cultural and geographic databases. Lex provides definitions from Den Danske Ordbog within its articles. Readers can comment, suggest edits or new articles, and contribute images, though editors must approve proposals. Lex says articles may contain errors or omissions and invites correction suggestions. Institutions, public authorities, and businesses can license content through Tekst & Node. Text and data mining, including AI training, requires individual permission. Lex serves public education, including schools, universities, educational institutions, and libraries.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Lex is Denmark’s national encyclopedia and a searchable collection of factual knowledge written by Danish professionals and researchers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Audience
Foreningen lex.dk describes the platform as serving public education, including primary and secondary schools, universities, educational institutions, and libraries.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Support
The site lists [email protected] and a telephone contact at +45 20203620.Read 9 Oct 2026 · lex.dk
Headquarters
Copenhagen, DenmarkRead 28 Sep 2026 · lex.dk
Founded
2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · lex.dk
Accuracy caveat
Lex says its articles may contain errors or omissions and invites users to suggest corrections; it says its content is not a substitute for specific professional legal or medical advice.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
AI and text mining
Text and data mining, including use for AI training, requires individual permission from Foreningen lex.dk.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Content
Lex says it contains more than 245,000 articles written by researchers and other subject matter experts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · lex.dk
Content accuracy
Lex says articles are written by Danish researchers and other professionals, updated continuously, and may still contain errors or omissions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Content licensing
Institutions, public authorities, and businesses can license Lex content through Tekst & Node.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Contributions
Users may comment on articles, suggest edits or new articles, and contribute images, but editors and subject editors must approve proposals.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Coverage
The site includes Den Store Danske, Trap Danmark and other reference works.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Dictionary integration
Lex provides definitions from Den Danske Ordbog in its texts through a click or double-click.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Digital media
The digital Trap Danmark edition includes place descriptions, images, maps, and illustrations sourced from public cultural and geographic databases.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Intended audience
The association says the platform serves public education, including primary and secondary schools, universities, other educational institutions and libraries.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Licensing limit
Educational institutions, public authorities and companies can license Lex content by agreement with Tekst & Node.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Partnership
Store norske leksikon operates the technical platform used for Lex and collaborates on editorial workflows.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Scale
Lex contains more than 245,000 Danish-language articles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · lex.dk
Search
The maker describes the knowledge as collected and searchable at lex.dk.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Technical partnership
Store norske leksikon operates Lex’s platform and works with Lex on editorial workflows; Lex says it pays for platform operations, maintenance and development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Text and data mining
Lex requires individual permission for text and data mining, including use in training artificial intelligence, under the reservation stated in its terms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Trap coverage
Trap Danmark covers subjects including geology, geography, biology, archaeology, history, culture, art, architecture, and social and business life.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Trap Danmark
The digital Trap Danmark edition includes place descriptions, images, maps and illustrations from partner databases.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
Updates
The editorial team continually adds articles and edits and updates existing articles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk
What it is
Lex describes itself as Denmark’s national encyclopedia and a freely accessible, Danish-language platform for authoritative knowledge.Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk

Plans and prices

Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon Free Frit tilgængelig digital platform · educational and institutional content licensing is available by agreement Read 9 Oct 2026 · om.lex.dk

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • More than 245,000 Danish-language articles
  • Includes Den Store Danske and Trap Danmark
  • Editorial team continually updates articles
  • Readers can suggest edits and contribute images
  • Free and searchable on the web

Limits

  • Articles may contain errors or omissions
  • Editorial approval is required for reader proposals
  • AI training and text mining require individual permission
  • Institutional content licensing is by agreement

Who it suits

Lex suits Danish-language readers seeking reference material and institutions supporting public education. It includes content for schools, universities, and libraries, while organizations can arrange content licensing through Tekst & Node.

Verdict

Lex brings a large, continuously edited collection of Danish reference works into a searchable web platform. Readers can suggest changes, but editorial review applies, and organizations should check licensing and text mining terms.

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