Enghavevej is a major street in the
Vesterbro and
Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave ("king's meadow"), commonly known as Sydhavnen ("south harbour") or the postal district of 2450 Copenhagen SV (southwest) is a district in southern Copenhagen. While its core is a largely pre-WWII former working class district, it ...
districts of
Copenhagen
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Denmark
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. It runs from
Vesterbrogade
Vesterbrogade () is the main shopping street of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The 1.5 km long street runs from the City Hall Square in the east to Pile Allé in Frederiksberg in the west where it turns into Roskildevej. O ...
in the north to
Sydhavns Plads in the south, linking
Kingosgade with Sydhavnsgade and Borgbjergsvej.
History
18th and 19th centuries
The name Kongens Enghave (The King's Meadow Garden) is known from 1683 and referred to an area used for production of animal feed for the king's horses. The road was created in 1795 when the area was divided into 22 estates and sold. The road continued all the way to Gammel Køge Landevej. The only buildings along the road were the farms Frederiksholm, Larsens Minde, Lises Minde Frederikslund and Wilhelms Minde.
In 1871, Frederiksholm was acquired by two brothers and converted into a brickworks. Frederiksholm Brickworks produced many of the bricks that were used in the construction of Vesterbro. The brickworks closed in 1918.
20th century
Arbejdernes Kooperative Byggeselskab (The Workers' Cooperative Building Association) started redeveloping the area shortly after its foundation in 1913.
In 1915,
Copenhagen Tramways line 3 was extended from
Enghave Plads
Enghave Plads is a central public square of the Vesterbro district in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where Istedgade reaches Enghavevej, which separates the square from Enghave Park.
History
Enghave Plads was established when the Vesterbr ...
to a tram loop at Frederiksholm (now Sydhavns Plads). On 15 October 1937, Line 3 was extended to Mozarts Plads. A large remise and workshop complex for the trams was also built at the street.
The outer part of Enghavevej was in 1933 renamed Ellebjergvej, Stubmøllevej, Wagnersvej and Glucksvej. The section from Sydhavns Plads to Mozarts Plads was in 1949 renamed Borgbjergsvej.
Notable buildings
The former Enghavevej School is from 1894–95 and was designed by
Ludvig Fenger
Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905) 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 Centra ...
.
Vega
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, an ...
(No. 40) is one of Copenhagen's leading venues for contemporary music. The building is a former assembly building constructed for the labour union in 1956 to a Modernist design by
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter.
Biography
Vilhelm Lauritzen was born in Slagelse, Denmark. He studie ...
. It was listed on the
Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1995.
The former Copenhagen Tramways remise complex (No. 80-82) has been converted into a centre for street culture and street sports. The activities include Street basketball, parkour, dance, street soccer, street art, beat production, and DJing. It comprises
Copenhagen Skatepark
Copenhagen Skatepark, also referred to as CPH Skatepark, is an indoor skateboarding venue located at Enghavevej in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen Skatepark is also involved in the operation of a 4,500 square metre ...
and
StreetMekka
StreetMekka is a 2,200 square metre indoor venue for street sports and street culture in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The activities include Street basketball, parkour, dance, street soccer, street art, beat production, and ...
(No. 82D).
Vesterbro Fire Station (No. 170) was inaugurated on 1 November 1929. The building was designed by city architect Poul Holsøe. The adjacent Bavnehøj School was built 1928-29 to a design by Poul Holsøe in collaboration with Tage Rue.
The housing estate at No. 120 was the first development constructed by Arbejdernes Kiooperative Byggeforening shortly after its foundation in 1913. It is built to a
National Romantic
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes ...
design by
Christian Mandrup-Poulsen with loggias and
Mansard roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...
s. The housing estate at No. 92-142 was built for Arbejdernes Andels Boligforening (AAB, "The Workers Cooperative Housing Association") in 1945-1946. It was designed by Knud Hansen. Enghaven I (No. 172-84) is from 1932–33 and was designed by
Arthur Wittmaack
Arthur Carl Johann Wittmaack (2 June 1878 – 30 October 1965) was a Danish architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Wittmaack was born in Malmø, Sweden. He was th ...
and
Vilhelm Hvalsøe
Frederik Vilhelm Hvalsøe (23 May 1883, Holbæk - 3 March 1958, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect.
Biography
Hvalsøe was born at Holbæk on the island of Zealand, Denmark. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1905 to 1916. ...
.
Public art
In the central reservation of Bavnehøj Allé, facing Enghavevej, stands a copy of
Thomas Vinçotte
Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (1850–1925) was a Belgian sculptor and medallist.
Life
Vinçotte was the son of Jean-Marie Vinçotte, born in Borgerhout and brother of the engineer Robert Vinçotte. Thomas initially trained at the Académie ...
's 1885 group sculpture ''Le dompteur de chevaux'' (''Horse Tamer'').
Transport
The nearest
Copenhagen Metro
The Copenhagen Metro ( da, Københavns Metro, ) is a 24/7 rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby.
The original system opened in October 2002, serving nine stations on t ...
station is
Enghave Plads
Enghave Plads is a central public square of the Vesterbro district in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where Istedgade reaches Enghavevej, which separates the square from Enghave Park.
History
Enghave Plads was established when the Vesterbr ...
.
Enghave station
Enghave station is a former station on the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station opened on 11 November 1911. S-train service commenced on 1 November 1934 and was latterly served by trains on Vestbanen and Frederikssundbanen.
Until ...
S-train
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...
opened at the street in 1934. It closed on 3 July 2016 as it was replaced by
Carlsberg station
Carlsberg station () is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark, that serves the Carlsberg area of the Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave district. Situated on the Høje Taastrup radial of the S-train network, it opened on 3 July 2016 and replaced Engh ...
200 metres further west. The far end of the street is served by
Sydhavn station.
Cultural references
Tipskiosken at Enghavevej 184 was used as a location in the 1984 feature film ''
Midt om natten
''In the Middle of the Night'' ( da, Midt om natten) is a 1984 Danish musical drama film directed by Erik Balling, which was the final film project Balling ever directed before his death. It stars Kim Larsen, Erik Clausen and Birgitte Raaberg.
...
''.
References
External links
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Streets in Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave