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Pilestræde ( lit. English: Willow Alley) is a street in central
The street name refers to Pilegården, a farm which was located at the site in the Middle Ages. Pilegårde is first mentioned in 1419 and was divided into several smaller properties in 1579.
In the 16th century, Copenhagen's
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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 a ...
, Denmark. It is a side street to the pedestrianized shopping street Strøget
Strøget () is a pedestrian, car free shopping area in Copenhagen, Denmark. This popular tourist attraction in the centre of town is one of the longest pedestrian shopping streets in Europe at 1.1 km. Located at the centre of the old city o ...
and commonly associated with the newspaper publishing house Berlingske Media
Berlingske Media (formerly Det Berlingske Officin A/S)Berlingske Media website in English
is a Dan ...
, which has its headquarters in the street.
is a Dan ...
History
The street name refers to Pilegården, a farm which was located at the site in the Middle Ages. Pilegårde is first mentioned in 1419 and was divided into several smaller properties in 1579.
In the 16th century, Copenhagen's stud farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock. The word " stud" comes from the Old English ''stod'' meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding". Historically, documentation ...
(''Københavns Avlsgård''), where the city's bulls were stabled, was also located along the street. The stud farm was in 1671 sold to Trinitatis Church
The Trinitatis Church (''Trinitatis Kirke'') is located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the 17th century Trinitatis Complex, which includes the Rundetårn astronomical observatory tower and the Copenhagen University Library, in ad ...
for use as a cemetery. The northernmost part of Pilestræde was originally called Springergade with a reference to the bulls at the farm. Local residents found the name inappropriate and the street was therefore included in Pilestræde in 1881.
In 1765, Berlingske's publishinghouse established in one of the yards on the east side of the street.
Notable buildings and residents
No. 32-34 was built for Berlingske Publishing House in 1930 to a design by Helweg-Møller. The building to the right of it is from 1741 and is part of the Berlingske complex. No. 26 was built in 1764 for mayor Peter Harloff Wieck. No. 33 is from some time before 1745 and is listed. No. 37, 39, 44-45 are also listed. The rectory of Trinity Church (No. 67) is from 1928 and was designed by Henning Hansen in collaboration withThomas Havning
Thomas Laub Hansen Havning was a Danish architect, illustrator, writer and royal building inspector born in Nyboder, Copenhagen on 4 September 1897.
Career
Thomas Havning graduated from the secondary school ''Borgerdydskolen'' in Copenhagen ...
.
Norse Projects have a flagship store at No. 41. The designer Julie Fagerholt
Julie Fagerholt (born 17 April 1968) is a Danish fashion designer and founder of the luxury clothing brand Heartmade. She also creates '' haute couture''. Her customers include Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Biography
Julie Fagerholt grew up in ...
has a flagship store at No. 45.
Cultural references
Pilestræde is used as a location at 0:08:04 in the 1977 ''Olsen Gang
The ''Olsen Gang'' ( da, Olsen-banden, no, Olsenbanden, german: Die Olsenbande) is a Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang ...
'' film ''The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
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''.
See also
* Herman Jacob BingReferences
External links
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