Åbenrå is a street in the Old Town of

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in the southeast to Rosenborggade in the northwest, linking Vognmagergade with Tornebuskgade. The last part of the street passes the rear side of the grounds of the Reformed Church in Gothersgade. The former rectory associated with the church is located at No. 32-36. It is now houses the

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History

The street originally followed Copenhagen's East Rampart in an area of the city, north of

, which long remained relatively undeveloped. It is believed that the street was originally called "Åbne Vråer", a reference to a row of open market stalls that sold woollen goods at the site. This name was gradually corrupted into its current name and it is thus unrelated to the name of the town

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in South Jutland. The street was destroyed in the

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but was not part of the area that was destroyed in the Fire of 1795. Several buildings along the street were demolished in the 1950s.

Notable buildings and structures

No. 32-36 is the former rectory associated with the Reformed Church in Gothersgade on the other side of the block. The building was built in 1730-32 to design by

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. It is now owned by Karberghus and houses the

. Rosenborghus at No. 29 served as school and orphanage for children from the German Reformed congregation for the 1770s until 1926. Several of the other buildings in the street also date from the 18th century and are examples of the so-called "fire houses" that were built immediately after the Fire of 1728. No. 25 was originally built for court sculptor Friderich Ehbisch in 1733. Its facade was originally decorated with reliefs on all floors as well as on the dormer but they were removed when the building was converted into a warehouse in 1895-96. The neighbouring building at No. 27 was built for

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Elias Dordé. The painter

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lived in the building in the late 1820s and early 1830s. No. 23 (Åbenrå 23 / Hauser Plads 24) is also from the 1730s and listed. No. 26, with its large, five-bay wall dormer, is from the 1750s. The eleven-bay building at No. 28-30 was originally two houses from the 1730s but they were later expanded with an extra floor and merged into one building in the late 19th century. The modern property at No. 20, Blanche, is a dormitory. It is from 1961 and was designed by

Steen Eiler Rasmussen Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Hon. FAIA (9 January 1898 – 19 June 1990) was a Danish architect and urban planner who was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and a prolific writer of books and poetry. He was made a Royal Designer ...

in collaboration with Kai L. Larsen.

Monuments and memorials

The grave of the naval officer

Olfert Fischer Johan Olfert Fischer (4 August 1747 – 18 February 1829) was a Danish officer in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He commanded the Dano-Norwegian fleet against British forces under Lord Nelson during the Danish defeat at Copenhagen on 2 April 18 ...

is visible through the fence of the Reformed Church. The monument features a relief portrait of Fischer.

Cultural references

Ludvig Holberg Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanism, ...

's play '' Jacob von Thyboe'' someone mentions "the poet from Åbenrå", a reference to a then well-known writer of occasional poems who lived in the street.

References

External links

Åbenrå
at indenforvoldene.dk
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