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8 unusual facts about Nørrebro


Battle of Ryesgade

The youngsters were made up of a mixture of punks, left-wing activists, and unemployed teenagers, mostly from the working-class area of Nørrebro.

Danish Maastricht Treaty referendum, 1993

When the result of the referendum was announced, the outcome and frustrations about the referendum being held only a year after the Danes had rejected the previous treaty led to riots in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen, during which police trapped by a crowd fired 113 shots into the crowd.

Jørn Nielsen

He bought his first motorcycle in 1978 and when he was released from prison in 1980, he founded the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club's first chapter in Denmark, located in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

On 27 December 2007, Nielsen was attacked and stabbed in the streets of Nørrebro.

Nordbanen

South of Hellerup the original Nordbanen followed a much more westerly route than the current line, taking it along the present ring line alignment to Ryparken and thence through Nørrebro to the 1863-1911 central station at present-day Kampmannsgade.

Nørrebro Bryghus

Nørrebro Bryghus is a Danish microbrewery located in the Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen.

Vollsmose

Other areas in Denmark with a similar reputation are Gellerup Parken in Aarhus and Nørrebro in Copenhagen.

YNKB

YNKB is an artists group based in outer Nørrebro, a former working-class neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is home to a large percentage of immigrants.


Line Barfod

Prior to her current tenure, Barford was a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance in Eastern Copenhagen constituency from November 20, 2001 to February 8, 2005, a temporary member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance in Århus County constituency from October 8 to November 30, 1998, the Red-Green Alliance's candidate in Nørrebro nomination district, 1999 to 2001, in Århus West nomination district, 1998 to 1999, and in Frederiksborg County nomination district, 1996 to 1998.

St. John's Church, Copenhagen

Located on Blegdamsvej, between Sankt Hans Torv and the Panum Institute, St. John's remains the largest church in the Nørrebro district.


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