Øresundsvej is a street in the

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district of

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. It runs from

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in the west to Amager Strandvej in the east.

History

Øresundsvej is the old main street of the village of

Sundbyøster Sundbyøster () is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts (''bydele'') comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the southeast border of the municipality on the island of Amager. It covers an area o ...

. All the farms of the village lined the street in a row, with cultivated land on one side and pastures on the other. The street began to change in 1755 when a royal charter allowed craftsmen and sailors to settle in Sundby Øster and Sundbyvester. The surrounding farmland was sold off in lats in the late 19th century. The first part of the street was gradually built over with taller buildings after the turn of the century. Several large industrial plants opened at the far end of the street in the 1910s and 1920s. One of them, was Nielsen & Winther, a

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and aeroplane manufacturer previously based on

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. The company inaugurated a large factory at Øresundsvej 147 in 1917. The complex was designed by Frederik Wagner. Just a few years later, in 1921, it was taken over by Vølund.

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opened a large cable factory on a neighbouring site in 1908.

Notable buildings

Amager Kulturpunkt (No. 6), is a local cultural centre that comprises a number of different venues. Amager Bio, a music venue, is located in a former cinema from 1941. Ama'r is a cultural centre specially for children.

Transport

Two metro stations, Lergravsparken and

Øresund Øresund or Öresund (, ; da, Øresund ; sv, Öresund ), commonly known in English as the Sound, is a strait which forms the Danish–Swedish border, separating Zealand (Denmark) from Scania (Sweden). The strait has a length of ; its width v ...

, north of the M2 line, are located on the street.

References

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{{Amager Streets in Amager