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unusual facts about Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn



Christianshavns Torv

Christianshavns Torv traces its history back to Johan Semp's plan from 1617 for the layout of Christianshavn as a fortified market town.

Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen

The Church of Our Saviour in Christianshavn appears in a chapter of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Denmark–Norway

The great ransom paid by Sweden (called the Älvsborg Ransom) was used by Christian IV, amongst many other things, to found the cities of Glückstadt, Christiania (refounded after a fire), Christianshavn, Christianstad and Christianssand.

Holmbladsgade

Christianshavn Iron Foundry and Machine Factory existed under various names until the 1960s when the complex was taken over by a galvanization facility (galvaniseringsanstalten).

Islands Brygge Station

The first station on the M1 Line after its split from the M2 Line at Christianshavn, it is located in zone 1 in the northwestern section of the island of Amager.

Jacob Holm

In 1805 he constructed an oil mill at Christianshavn and from 1808 to 1811 acquired several smaller lots along Amager Road where he set up various manufacturies, producing glue, candles, oil, starch, powder and ship sails.

Søkvæsthuset

In 1668, the hospital moved to Børnehuset in Christianshavn and in 1675 to Guldhuset in Rigensgade.

Wildersgade Barracks

Located to the rear of the Irgens House, which had served as artillery barracks since 1789, the site had previously housed Denmark's first canvas manufactury, which had been founded by the Weavers Guild.

Women's Prison, Christianshavn

The Women's Prison at Christianshavn in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a correctional facility which existed under various names from the med 17th century until 1921.


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