Kalvebod Fælled ("Kalvebod Commons"), also known as Vestamager ("Western Amager"), is a scenic areas that takes up roughly a quarter of the island of Amager near Copenhagen , Denmark .
4-402: Vestamager most often refers to Kalvebod Fælled , but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts ( bydele ) comprising the municipality of Copenhagen , Denmark . It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager . It covers an area of 13.99 km, has a population of 7,799 and a population density of 558 per km, making it both
8-424: A range of nature types, from young forests to tidal marshes ; some areas are prevented from developing into forests by grazing livestock and game. After years of preparation the area was finally cleared of unexploded munitions and fully opened to the general public on October 15, 2010. Previously, because of the risk of unexploded munitions, walking outside the paths and roads was generally not allowed. A large area in
12-439: The 1940s to serve as an artillery training range. After active military use ended in 1983, some of the area has been used for transportation infrastructure ( motorway and railway in connection with the Øresund bridge ), a landfill on the strip between the motorway and the ocean dyke, a golf course and the southern end of the Ørestad urban development. Most of the area, however, lies as lightly maintained parkland featuring
16-472: The largest district in area and the least densely populated district in Copenhagen. Neighboring city districts are as follows: 55°39′00″N 12°34′30″E / 55.65000°N 12.57500°E / 55.65000; 12.57500 Kalvebod F%C3%A6lled The area consists of reclaimed sea bed , with a number of former islets making up small isolated hills; it was dammed and drained during
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