Rødovre Centrum is a shopping center and

mixed-use development Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...

situated in

Rødovre Rødovre () is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a ...

in the western suburbs 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 ...

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. It has a total area of 150,000 square metres of which 44,000 square metres are retail space. The shopping center consists of more than a hundred shops and includes a Føtex supermarket and a

Magasin du Nord Magasin is a Denmark, Danish chain of department stores. It has seven department stores with its flagship store located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The company is a subsidiary of the German department store retailer Peek & Cloppenburg, Peek & ...

. Other facilities include a cinema multiplex, medical center and 70 apartments.

History

Rødovre Centrum was opened by the gardener Aage Knudsen, with inspiration from American shopping malls in 1966 as the first real shopping mall in Denmark. It was later expanded in 1975, 1989, 2000 and 2003–2006. The founder's grand son, Jesper Andreassen, was appointed to CEO in 1991. A new, expansion was in augurated in 2013. It was undertaken by Hoffmann and Moe.

Description

Rødovre Centrum is located next to Rødovre Town Hall at the corner of Tårnvej with Rødovre Parkvej. The shopping centre contains 100 stores. They include a

, a Føtex supermarket and a Hennes & Mauritz. Other facilities include a multiplex cinema with five screens, a bowling center and a number of eateries.

References

External links

Official website
Shopping centres in Copenhagen Shopping malls established in 1966 1966 establishments in Denmark {{mall-stub