Kastrup Værk (
English: Kastrup Works) was a
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...
and
tile works in
Kastrup
Kastrup () is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called ''Kastrup Lufthavn'' (Kastrup Airport) or ''Københavns Lufthavn, Kast ...
, now a suburb of
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, on the
Danish island of
Amager
Amager ( ), located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (including Kalvebod Fælled) makes up more than one-third of the ...
.
History
Kastrup Værk was founded around 1750 by
Jacob Fortling
Jacob Fortling (23 December 1711 – 16 July 1761) was a German- Danish sculptor, architect and industrialist, described as one of the most industrious people in the Denmark of his day. He came to Denmark at age 18 and embarked on a successful ...
, a
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
sculptor who had emigrated to Denmark in 1729 and established a successful career as Royal Master Builder in Copenhagen. As one of several operators, he was granted rights to extract limestone on
Saltholm
Saltholm (; ''Salt Islet'') is a Danish island in the Øresund, the strait that separates Denmark and Sweden. It is located to the east of the Danish island of Amager in Tårnby municipality and lies just to the west of the sea border between D ...
, a smaller island in
Øresund
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otherwise mainly used for summer grazing, and built an extensive complex of buildings between 1749 and 1753. Constructed on reclaimed land, it included a
lime plant, a tile works and a
faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white Ceramic glaze, pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an stannous oxide, oxide of tin to the Slip (c ...
factory as well as a main building and gate houses.
When Fortling died in 1761, his widow sold the plant to Jess Didrichsen, father of Danish-Norwegian writer
Christiane Koren. Together with Jacob Stentzler, he operated the industrial complex under the name Didrichsen and Compagnie. The new owners continued operations until 1777, when it was sold once more and converted for other uses. For a while, in the 19th century, it was used as a brewery.
Kastrup Værk today
Most of the buildings still exist today. It was renovated from 2006 to 2008 and turned into a mixture of residential units and offices. The location now lies between
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (, ) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, as well as the wider Øresund Region, including Zealand and the southern Sweden, Swedish province of Scania. In 2023 it was the largest ai ...
and
Amager Beach Park
Amager Strandpark (Amager Beach Park) is a seaside public park in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the island of Amager and includes an artificial island and offers a total of of beaches. From the beach, the Middelgrunden wind farm can be s ...
. The renovated buildings will be part of a larger redevelopment of the site, known as
Scanport, will convert the old harbour into a marina and add a number of modern office buildings and hotel facilities. The masterplan for the area has been made by the architectural firm of
schmidt hammer lassen
Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) is an international architectural firm founded by a group of Danish architects in 1986 in Aarhus, Denmark. It has offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus in Denmark, and Shanghai, China. In 2018, SHL became part of global arc ...
.
The new national Danish aquarium, ''
The Blue Planet
''The Blue Planet'' is a British nature documentary series created and co-produced as a co-production between the BBC Natural History Unit and Discovery Channel. It premiered on 12 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. It is narrated by David ...
,'' is located on a neighbouring site. Construction began in September 2010 and it was completed in 2013.
Image:Kastrup Værk 2.JPG, Kastrup Værk, gate house
Image:Kastrup Værk 3.JPG, Kastrup Værk, exterior wall
Image:Kastrup Værk (Kastrup Havn).JPG, Kastrup Værk, Kastrup Harbor
Image:Kastrup Værk (detalje).JPG, Kastrup Værk, Bryggergården
See also
*
Brede Works
*
Kastrupgård
Kastrupgård is a former manor house in Kastrup, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. Dating from the mid 18th century, it is now a museum housing the Kastrupgård Collection (''Kastrupgårdsamlingen'') of modern art, which is owned and operated by T ...
*
Store Kongensgade Faience Manufactury
*
Kastrup Brewery
References
Other sources
*Pedersen, Kirsten Nørregaard (2011) ''Kastrup Værk Bryggergården- 1749-1900'' (Forlaget Rhodos)
External links
Photos from Kastrup Værk
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18th-century establishments in Denmark
Ceramics manufacturers of Denmark
Danish companies established in 1755
Defunct manufacturing companies of Denmark
Industrial buildings completed in 1753
Industrial buildings in Copenhagen
Listed buildings and structures in TÃ¥rnby Municipality
Listed industrial buildings in Copenhagen