Vestamager most often refers to
Kalvebod Fælled
Kalvebod Fælled ("Kalvebod Commons"), also known as Vestamager ("Western Amager"), is a scenic area that takes up roughly a quarter of the island of Amager near Copenhagen, Denmark.
The area consists of reclaimed sea bed, with a number of fo ...
, but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts (''bydele'') comprising the municipality 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 lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of
Amager
Amager ( ), located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (including Kalvebod Fælled) makes up more than one-third of the ...
. It covers an area of 13.99 km
2, has a population of 7,799 and a population density of 558 per km
2, making it both the largest district in area and the least densely populated district in Copenhagen.
Neighboring city districts are as follows:
* to the east is
Sundbyvester
Sundbyvester () is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts (''bydele'') comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager. It covers an area of 5.21 ...
* to the north is
Christianshavn
Christianshavn () 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 the city centre by the Inner Harbour, ...
, separated from Sundbyvester by ''Stadsgraven''
* to the south is the part of Kalvebod Fælled that lies in
Tårnby municipality
Tårnby Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' bordering Copenhagen Municipality on the island of Amager just east of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm (16 km2;2 inhabitants 1 January 2020) and Peb ...
See also
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Vestamager station
Vestamager station (, lit. ''West Amager'') is a rapid transit station of the Copenhagen Metro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The terminus of the M1 line, it is located in zone 3 in the southwestern section of the island of Amager.
Location
Vestamage ...
External links
City of Copenhagen’s statistical office
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Copenhagen city districts