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In Denmark it's illegal to cross the road 10-20m (or something like that, forgot the exact number) from a croasswalk. Outside that zone you can cross as much as you want. We are though seeing fences pop up on higher traffic roads to discourage crossing, but mostly on ring roads in bigger cities, not in the cities themselves.
There's no exact number. The law (færdselsloven §10.5) says "nearby".
similar in Austria, if there's a crosswalk within 25 meters, you have to use it although even that law has an exemption "this doesn't apply if traffic allows it without doubt and vehicle traffic isn't impaired"
Hint: most trams in Vienna are 35 meters long, so you can cross at the other end of a tram stop if there's a crosswalk only on one end.