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Peter Andersen (industrialist)
Peter Andersen (24 December 1814 – 18 September 1887) was a Denmark, Danish industrialist. He was the owner of an iron foundry and machine factory in Frederiksberg and also established Frederiksberg Municipality's first waterworks. P. Andersen's Water Tower is listed on the Listed buildings in Frederiksberg Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Career In 1853, Andersen established an iron foundry on the Svanholm estate at Gammel Kongevej 62-64, between Vodroffsvej and Danmarksgade, in Frederiksberg. Svanholm Brewery was located on an adjacent site (No. 68(. In 1859, he was granted a five year monopoly on the casting of "hollow cylindrical objects" ("hule cylindriske legemer ved hjælp af vertikale jernformkasser og kernestiver"). Frederiksberg was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1857. In the early 1860s, a small working class neighbourhood known as the Schønberggade, Schønberggade Quarter developed around his factory. The industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less than 9 km2 and had a population of 103,192 in 2015. Frederiksberg is an enclave surrounded by Copenhagen Municipality. Some sources ambiguously refer to Frederiksberg as a quarter or neighbourhood of Copenhagen, being one of the four municipalities that constitute the City of Copenhagen (the other three being Copenhagen, Tårnby and Dragør). However, Frederiksberg has its own mayor and municipal council, and is fiercely independent. Frederiksberg is an affluent area, characterised by its many green spaces such as the Frederiksberg Gardens, Søndermarken, and Hostrups Have. Some institutions and locations that are widely considered to be part of Copenhagen are actually located in Frederiksberg. For example, Copenhagen Zoo as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
