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Poul Fechtels Hospital, originally also known as hamborgerske sjæleboder, was a charity in
Andelsforeningen Poul Fechtels Hospital
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Poul Fechtels Hospital, originally also known as hamborgerske sjæleboder, was a charity in Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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. It was originally located at Møntergade 28 but relocated to a new building at 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 Byv ...
67A in 1908.
History
Poul Fechtel had served as Royal Mint Master forChristian III
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established ...
from 1536 to 1565.
In 1570, Fechtel created a charity with 3,000 eigsdaler in capital with the aim of providing accommodation for indigent citizens. A row of small houses were constructed on a lot in Møntergade which had been granted to the project by Frederick II . The houses were variously referred to as Poul Fechtels Boder", "Mønterboderne" eller "Hamborgerboderne".
The houses were destroyed along with the rest of the street in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 but a new building was constructed in 1732. Poul Fechtels Hospital moved to a new building on Frederikssundsvej in 1908 and its old buildings were demolished the following year when the street Christian IX2 Gade was created.
See also
* Abel Cathrines StiftelseReferences
External links
Andelsforeningen Poul Fechtels Hospital
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