The Ørestad Development Corporation ( da, Ørestadsselskabet I/S) was a company responsible for

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south of

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, Denmark. The company was authorized by the Ørestad Act passed in 1992, and was established in 1993, co-owned by the Copenhagen Municipality (55%) and the

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(45%). It was also responsible for building parts of the

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. The company was dissolved in 2007. Its Metro-related activities were taken over by the Metro Corporation ( da, Metroselskabet), a newly formed company that consolidated ownership and operation of the Copenhagen Metro. Its redevelopment-related activities were merged into the Area Development Corporation ( da, Arealudviklingsselskabet).

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