Husum is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the

Brønshøj-Husum Brønshøj-Husum is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The district is bisected by Frederikssundsvej and consists mainly of vast areas of single family detached homes. It lies on the northwest border of the municipality. It c ...

district of

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. Located approximately 7 km to the northwest of the city centre, between

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and

Utterslev Mose Utterslev Mose (English: Utterslev Boglands) is a large semi-natural area of lakes, reed beds and parkland located on the border between Copenhagen and Gladsaxe municipalities, approximately six kilometers northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmar ...

, it is centred on

Frederikssundsvej Frederikssundsvej is a major artery in the North-West, Brønshøj and Husum districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins at Nørrebro Station as the direct continuation of Nørrebrogade and changes its name to Herlev Hovedgade and then Skovlunde By ...

and Husum Torv. The area to the north of Frederikssundsvej is dominated by

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s while the area to the south of the street consists mainly of

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and terraced houses.

History

In the

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, Husum was a village. The land later belonged to Husumgård which was built in 1660 but demolished in 1738. The village consisted of 17 farms in 1782. Husum was merged with

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in 1901. The area became served by trams in 1924 when Line 5 was extended.

Landmarks

Husum Church was designed by Holger Jensen and completed in 1977, replacing a temporary church from 1928. Holger Jensen has also designed Husumvold Church which is from 1960. Nørre Gymnasium is the only gymnasium in Brønshøj-Husum. Husum has three elementary schools
Husum School
from 1930
Korsager School
from 1948, an
Tingbjerg School
from 1956.

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is the largest company based in the area.

Transport

Husum station Husum station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves the area around the former village Husum, and is also the S-train station that is easiest to reach by bus from Mørkhøj in Gladsax ...

is the only

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station in Brønshøj-Husum. Husum Torv is a hub for bus transport. It is served by bus lines 5A, 200S, 350S, 22, 132, 166 and 81N.

Cultural references

Voldfløjen 2-4 in Husum is used as location for the suburban housing estate Solvænget (Lykkevej 2) where all the characters live in the 1960s film series '' Støv på hjernen'' (1961), '' Det støver stadig'' (1962), '' Støv for alle pengene'' (1963) and '' Passer passer piger'' (1965). The neighbourhood of Husum is a major location in season 1 of the TV2 series ''Rita'' (2012), as the neighbourhood in which Rita's son, Ricco, and Ricco's spouse, Bitten, live. It is also the location of their sandwich shop that they briefly run and the nail salon that preceded it.

References

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