When was Denmark’s present constitution adopted?

Denmark’s present constitution was adopted on June 5, 1953.1

This constitution of June 5, 1953 established a unicameral legislature known as the Folketing and introduced provisions for popular referenda and the office of the ombudsman. While a 1282 charter known as the haandfaestning is sometimes viewed as Denmark's first feudal constitution, the 1953 document serves as the foundation for the modern democratic state.12