Torvegade (
lit. "Market Street") is the central thoroughfare of
Christianshavn
Christianshavn (literally, " ingChristian's Harbour") is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of ...
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 ...
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Denmark
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, linking the city centre by way of
Knippel Bridge with
Amager
Amager ( or, especially among older speakers, ) in the Øresund is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 212,000 inhabitants (January 2021) a small appendage to Zealand. The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (includi ...
side Copenhagen at
Christmas Møllers Plads. The street crosses
Christianshavn Canal at
Christianshavns Torv
Christianshavns Torv is the central public square of the Christianshavn neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated at the intersection of Torvegade and Christianshavn Canal, roughly at the center of the area.
History 17th and 18th centur ...
, the central square of the neighbourhood. The last section of the street runs on the embankment that across
Stadsgraven
Stadsgraven is the canal which separates Christianshavn from the rest of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally a moat located in front of the Christianshavns Vold, Christianshavn Rampart as part of the city's Fortifications of Copenhagen ...
.
History
Torvegade was the central main street of
Johan Sems's original town plan. Amager Gate was built in 1624 at the eastern end of the street, although the bridge which connected it to Amager across the
Stadsgraven
Stadsgraven is the canal which separates Christianshavn from the rest of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally a moat located in front of the Christianshavns Vold, Christianshavn Rampart as part of the city's Fortifications of Copenhagen ...
moat was not completed until 1628. The Amager farmers passed through the street on the way to town with their produce. Amager Gate was demolished when it was decided to decommission Copenhagen's fortifications in the 1850s.
In the 1920s, the City decided to build a new Knippelsbro Bridge to widen Torvegade. Until then, the portion between Knippelsbro and the canal had been known as Lille Torvegade ("Little Market Street") while the portion between the canal and Christianshavn Rampart was known as Store Torvegade ("Great Market Street"). The houses along its north side (uneven numbers) were all expropriated and demolished. The expanded Torvegade was ready in 1926.
Buildings
The ''Acciseboden'' (The ‘’Octroi House’’) at Christianshavn Rampart was originally a residence for the guard at Amager Gate. It was located just inside the gate but moved 12 metres in connection with the expansion of Torvegade in 1926. It was from 1857 to 1916 used by the soldiers who patrolled Christianshavn Rampart. The ''Acciseboden'' is thus misleading since it was never directly involved in the collection of
octroi
Octroi (; fro, octroyer, to grant, authorize; Lat. ''auctor'') is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.
Antiquity
The word itself is of French origin. Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being ...
. No. 22, 24, 27 and 30 all date from the 18th century and are listed. The Rhode House, on the corner of
Strandgade, is from 1640.
Image:ChrHavnAcciseboden02.jpg, ''Acciseboden''
Image:Strandgade 14 København.jpg, The Rhode House on the corner of Strandgade
Image:Torvegade 30 (Christianshavn).jpg, 30 Torvegade
Cultural references
* The ''
Olsen-banden
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 gan ...
'' gang drives through Torvegade at 0:58:54 in ''
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang'' (1974).
See also
*
Sankt Annæ Gade
References
External links
Torvegadeon indenforvoldene.dk
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Streets in Christianshavn