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30-408: The area now known Gammelholm was originally a small island in the strait between Copenhagen and Amager , which became known as Bremerholm, probably named for the presence there of merchants and ship builders from Bremen , or simply as Holmen (Danish: The Islet). In the beginning of the 16th century land reclamations annexed the island to Zealand and in 1510, under the reign of Hans of Denmark ,

60-475: A naval shipyard was established in the area. A ropewalk at the site is first mentioned in 1555 and an anchor forge was built in 1563. When King Christian IV commenced his modernization of the fortifications of Copenhagen , he extended the city's East Rampart , taking it straight through Bremerholm to the beach. The moat in front of the rampart was later expanded to form the Holmen Canal , which

90-575: A neighbouring site, Harsdorff's House , which was to serve as a model for other town houses in the city. The rope walk came to mark the boundary between the square and rest of Bremerholm. In 1690, the Royal Naval Shipyard moved across the harbour to Nyholm , the New Islet , a newly reclaimed area north of Christianshavn , although a number of activities and facilities remained at Bremerholm which from that on became known as Gammelholm,

120-407: Is Northern Europe's largest aquarium. Various communities are located on Amager, including Islands Brygge , and the towns of Dragør , Kastrup , and Tårnby . Amager is connected by tunnel to the artificial island Peberholm from which Øresund Bridge connects Denmark to Sweden . The construction of the bridge has had a significant impact on the physical geography of the island, largely due to

150-420: Is a 223 hectare nature reserve in north-west Amager. The former military area is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna; including forests, fields, and Highland cattle . The King's Grove (Danish: Kongelunden) is a large oak forest located on the southern side of Amager. It's popular for cycling, bird watching, and horseback riding. The National Aquarium Denmark is situated in the east of Amager and

180-409: Is cultivated land of high quality. Amager has in the past been referred to as the "kitchen of Copenhagen". At the border of the enlargement there is an old beech forest, Kongelunden (The King's Grove). Amager has long been populated, and well used, thanks to its rich soil and proximity to Copenhagen. In 1521, Christian II invited some Dutch farmers to move to Amager and grow vegetables to supply

210-465: Is located on the island, around 7 km (4 mi) from Copenhagen city centre . Amager is the largest island in the Øresund, and the only one with a large population. As of 2021 , 212,661 people lived on the island, including its northern tip, Christianshavn . The northern part is included in the Copenhagen municipality. The middle part comprises Tårnby municipality, and Dragør municipality

240-399: Is located on the southeast part of the island. Most of the western part of the island today comprises land that was claimed from the sea from the 1930s to the 1950s. This enlargement, from the shallow sound towards Zealand , is known as Kalveboderne . The enlargement has never been built-up and its soil is unsuitable for agricultural use. However, the area between Dragør town and the airport

270-694: The Old Islet . Together, Gammelholm and Nyholm remained for a long time the largest employer in Denmark. In 1778 the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden relocated from Amaliegade to the garden behind Charlottenborg Palace. It was at Gammelholm that the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 broke out. It began in a coal and timber storage and spread along, jumped across the Canal of Holmen and spread to

300-498: The Danish Court and Copenhagen. These farmers enjoyed certain privileges such as their own government and institutions, as well as their own schools and priests. Due to this and a ban on mixed marriages, they maintained their own language, Amager Dutch, which remained spoken until 1858. This dialect's spelling and vocabulary was influenced by Danish, and it had heavier phonological and grammatical influence from Low German , due to

330-574: The King's New Square, was established in 1670 and connected to the waterfront along Bremerholm's northern margin by the Nyhavn canal, it meant that the city moved closer to the Royal Shipyard. In the years around 1780, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve built a large palatial mansion on the corner of the square and the canal, the later Charlottenborg Palace , and Caspar Frederik Harsdorff built a house on

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360-473: The area around St. Nicolas' Church before moving along Gammel Strand to the area around Gammeltorv and Nytorv . In 1859 the Navy decommissioned their last operations at Gammelholm, and the area came under redevelopment as a residential neighbourhood according to a masterplan created by Ferdinand Meldahl . At the same time the Canal of Holmen was filled and converted into a prominent new street. Construction in

390-560: The area began in 1861 and was completed in 1876. Apart from the residential buildings, a number of new institutions and companies also settled in the area. A new building for the Royal Danish Theatre , which had been located nearby since 1754, was built on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and the filled Holmens Kanal. A new building designed by Meldahl and Ludvig Fenger for the Royal Mint was completed in 1873 on land which

420-399: The barracks at Bremerholm were supplemented by Nyboder in the far north of Copenhagen which was built to satisfy the demand for housing for lower-ranked crew members of the nacy's vessels. Around the same time, a large prison was inaugurated at Bremerholm. Much of the hard work in the shipyards was based on forced labour carried out by convicts from the facility. When Kongens Nytorv ,

450-399: The boundary facing the otherwise lively Nyhavn canal is known as the 'quiet side of Nyhavn'. Holberggade is the principal street which penetrates the area, while it most notable individual buildings are to be found along Kongens Nytorv. These include the Royal Danish Theatre and Stærekassen and Charlottenborg Palace . Two under construction projects are likely to revitalize the area in

480-537: The construction of new highways. The Copenhagen Metro connects Amager to central Copenhagen. The metro line from Vanløse to Amager divides into M1 and M2 lines at Christianshavn and then continue to Vestamager and Lufthavnen (Copenhagen Airport). Copenhagen Airport is in the eastern part of Amager. It is linked by train, metro and bus services. 55°37′N 12°37′E  /  55.617°N 12.617°E  / 55.617; 12.617 Ludvig Fenger Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905)

510-533: The importance of Low German in trade in the Baltic Sea and the influence of Low German-speaking Lutheran clergy. It was only in the late 19th century that Copenhagen began to expand onto the island (Sundbyerne), and in 1902 these built-up areas were incorporated into Copenhagen. During the Second World War, high unemployment in Copenhagen led authorities to drain a large part of the sea, west of

540-446: The island's total area of 96 km . The Danish capital, Copenhagen Municipality , is partly situated on Amager, covering the northern part of the island, which is connected to the much larger island of Zealand by eight bridges and a metro tunnel. Amager also has a connection across the Øresund to Sweden, the Øresund Bridge . Its western part begins with a tunnel from Amager to another Danish island, Peberholm . Copenhagen Airport

570-402: The island, and build a dam to hold out the water, effectively adding one half of Amager's previous area to the island. The claimed area is currently known as Kalvebod Fælled , and was originally a military area, but today it is part of a major construction area called the Ørestad , being thought of as an extension to central Copenhagen . The area houses major facilities such as: This project

600-518: The last 40 years have played there, both those of international origin ( Prince , Alien Ant Farm , P.O.D , Aimee Mann , Uriah Heep , King Crimson , Cradle of Filth , John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers , Jethro Tull , The Moody Blues , MGMT , Nas , Andrew Bird ) and from Denmark ( D.A.D , Dodo and the Dodos , Johnny Deluxe , Big Fat Snake ). Amager Common ( Danish : Amager Fælled )

630-605: The near future: Kongens Nytorv metro station , served by both lines M1 and M2 of the Copenhagen Metro , is located in front of Magasin du Nord at Kongens Nytorv, just outside the Gammelholm area. A number of bus routes also stop at Kongens Nytorv next to the metro station. The 904 line of the Copenhagen Harbour Buses stop at Christian IV's Bro at the mouth of Slotsholmens Canal , at

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660-649: The son of the local pastor. After graduating from Slagelse Latin School he attended the Royal Danish Academy while also working for architects such as Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll , Christian Hansen and Ferdinand Meldahl . He received the Academy's Large Gold Medal in 1866 and went on several journeys abroad from 1867 to 1869. He participated in the Second Schleswig War against Germany ,

690-602: The southern end of Havnegade and close to the Church of Holmen. 55°40′42″N 12°35′20″E  /  55.6783°N 12.5889°E  / 55.6783; 12.5889 Amager Amager ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑˌmɑˀ] or, especially among older speakers, [ˈɑˌmɛˀɐ] ), located in the Øresund , is Denmark 's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of Naturpark Amager (including Kalvebod Fælled ) makes up more than one-third of

720-424: The street but drab, grey rear sides. lots were sold at very high prices and developers therefore utilized space to the utmost. In the courtyards extra buildings, without direct access to the streets, were constructed to a grey, and humble design, often only two metres apart. These 'rear houses' were demolished in the 1970s to make way for courtyard gardens. Gammelholm is today a quiet residential neighbourhood. Even

750-623: Was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style , and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen . Among his works are several churches, the Central Fire Station and Vestre Prison in Copenhagen. He also directed the renovations of Church of Holmen and Christian IV's Stock Exchange . Ludvig Fenger was born on 7 July 1833 in the village of Slots Bjergby outside Slagelse as

780-664: Was constructed as a new harbour for the Royal Fleet , replacing the Arsenal Harbour further south. In the first decades of the 17th century, Christian IV also built a considerable amount of housing for higher-ranked naval personnel at Bremerholm. This prompted a demand for a naval church, leading to the conversion of the anchor forge, now located on the far side of the Holmen Canal, into the Church of Holmen . In 1631

810-455: Was initiated by the Danish government. The beach area to the east of the island, known as Amager Strandpark (Amager Beach Park), which had fallen into disrepair since its inception in the 1930s, was extensively redeveloped between May 2004 and August 2005. A 2-km-long artificial island was constructed just off the mainland, from which it is separated by a small lagoon. Until the 1970s, Amager

840-438: Was previously part Botanical Garden which had left the area in 1879. Gammelholm was planned with broad streets inspired by Paris , an inspiration Meldahl also relied on elsewhere, such as at Søtorvet . Typically of the time, the residential buildings were not designed by architects but the master builders who constructed them. The area was built up with perimeter blocks with elegant, richly decorated Historicist fronts facing

870-493: Was used as a place to dump latrine waste; this led to a slang term for the island 'Lorteøen' (Shit Island). See Renholdningsselskabet af 1898 . Large parts of Kalvebod Fælled are rich in nature and have many grazing cows and horses. This area allows the citizens of Copenhagen to experience nature, without travelling far from the city. Amager is also home to the Amager Bio, a cinema, concert and cultural venue. Top bands from

900-554: Was wounded and became a prisoner of war . In 1871 Fenger became a member of the Academy and in 1880 he was made a professor. From 1886 he was a corresponding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects . In 1885 he entered local politics when he became a member of the Copenhagen City Council (Danish: Borgerrepræsentationen ) in Copenhagen, a post he left when he was appointed City Architect

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