Avedørelejren is a former military base in
Avedøre
Avedøre is a south-western suburb of Copenhagen located in Hvidovre Municipality.
Description
The city is mostly made up of concrete blocks and row-housing, but some people residing in Avedøre live in detached single-family houses with gardens ...
,
Hvidovre Municipality
Hvidovre Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km2, and has a total population of 53,760 ...
, some 10 km west 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 ...
,
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. It has now been converted into a
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 ...
. It is home to Filmbyen and the
Circus Museum.
History
The
military camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large cam ...
was built between 1911 and 1913 to a design by Helge Boysen-Møller. It was originally only intended for use during the summer season. The installation has over the years been home to a wide range of military units. It closed in 1995. The buildings were then sold to Hvidovre Municipality (80%) and the film company
Zentropa
Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film '' Europa'' (1991), which started the co ...
.
Description
The street
Filmbyen bisects the area. The buildings in the southern part of the area are generally built in red brick. This area is home to the oldest surviving buildings. They were designed by the architect Viggo Møller with inspiration from the Bedre Byggeskik movement. They have been combined with new housing and a day care. The northern part of the area mostly consists of former workshop buildings in yellow brickwork.
See also
*
Østerfælled Barracks
References
Hvidovre Municipality
Barracks in Copenhagen
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