Leaf: Firms Dataset: CVR (CentraleVirksomhedsregister) — Legal Business Entity

The authoritative Danish realisation. CVR models the firm through Virksomhed, CVREnhed, Navn, and Virksomhedsform.

Spatial Access Path

Virksomhed (legal entity)
  │  FK: → CVRAdresse
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CVRAdresse (registered office / legal address)
  │  normalize address components
  │  → DAR address / house-number match
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adgangspunkt.position (point geometry via DAR)

Registered office, not operational footprint. The geometry reached through the firm address represents legal or administrative presence. For where activity happens on the ground, use Business Locations.

Key Entities

EntityRole
|virksomhedLegal business anchor
CVREnhedStable business-side identity
NavnOfficial and alternative names
VirksomhedsformLegal form
|cvradresseRegistered address components

Key Attributes

AttributeDescriptionNotes
cvrnummerOfficial firm numberPublic business identifier
navnOfficial nameMay coexist with trade names / aliases
virksomhedsformLegal formSole proprietorship, ApS, A/S, foundation, association, etc.
virksomhedstatusRegistry statusActive, dissolved, under liquidation, etc.
registreringfra / registreringtilSystem registration intervalAudit trail
virkningfra / virkningtilLegal validity intervalReal-world effect

Access

  • GraphQL: best for targeted firm lookup by CVR number, name, legal form, or status
  • File Download: best for full business registers and repeatable local joins
  • Semantic bridge: CVR Semantic Organisation

Temporal Model

Firm identity is bitemporal. The legal entity can persist while name, legal form, address, activity, and ownership change over time. Historical queries should use virkning* for legal state and registrering* for system history.