Århusgade

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Århusgade
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Århusgade
Length 1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Postal code 2100
Coordinates 55°42′23.76″N12°35′6″E / 55.7066000°N 12.58500°E / 55.7066000; 12.58500

Århusgade is a street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends east from Østerbrogade and passes under the railway just before entering the southernmost part of Nordhavn which is known as the Århusgade neighbourhood (Danish Århusgadekvarteret) after it. The street has many cafés and small shops. The street is named after the City of Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark.

Østerbro district of Copenhagen

Østerbro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day Østerport Station. From the beginning, Østerbro has been a wealthy district, and it remains one of the most affluent areas in Copenhagen.

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Denmark constitutional monarchy in Europe

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History

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Ny Kalkbrænderi

Århusgade crosses an area which was known as Slagtervangen until the second half of the 19th century. The area was owned by the City of Copenhagen but leased to the Butchers' Guild who used it for grazing. The street also passes the site where Ny Kalkbrænderi ("The New Lime Plant") was built in 1777. It occupied the triangular site between present day Løgstørgade )then Kalkbrænderivej, "Lime Plant Road"(, Strandboulevarden and Århusgade. [1]

In the 1870s, the wine merchant Hans Just built a summer residence near the coast. In 1882, together with other investors, he established a distillery, Fortuna, on the neighbouring site. The oldest section of Århusgade, then named Fortunavej ("Fortuna Road"), was created in 1885 when they wanted a more direct link between their factory and Østerbrogade. [1]

The name Århusgade was introduced in 1886 when a large number of streets in the area were named after larger Danish towns. The man behind the naming scheme was Thorkild Krak. The street was built over with apartments for the many workers at enterprises such as the Øresund cryolite factory and Copenhagen's new Freeport which opened in 1894.

Freeport of Copenhagen

The Free Port of Copenhagen is a bonded area in the northern part of Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark. Created to consolidate Copenhagen's position as an important maritime hub in Northern Europe, it was established in the area just north of the fortress Kastellet and later expanded northwards several times. The original grounds, now known as Søndre Frihavn, has since been released for other uses. It comprised Amerika Plads, a modern mixed-use development, America Quay, India Quay, Langelinie and Marble Pier, the four quays which bounded the harbour, and Midtermolen, a pier which divides it into an east and west basin.

Notable buildings and residents

No. 101: The former tramway depot, nor Osterbrohuset Arhusgade Remise.JPG
No. 101: The former tramway depot, nor Østerbrohuset
The Hans Just Warehouse at No. 88 Hans Just Pakhus.JPG
The Hans Just Warehouse at No. 88

Østerbrohuset (No. 101) is a community centre with sport facilities, mainly used for badminton and basketball, a small café and facilities for local associations. The building is a former tramway depot, Århusgade Remise, built in 1901 to design by Vilhelm Friederichsen for De Kjøbenhavnske Sporveje ("Copenhagen Tramways"). The building is now used as a community centre with sport facilities, mainly used for badminton and basketball, a small café and facilities for local associations.

The Hans Just Warehouse (Hans Just Pakhus) was built in 1917 by Hans Just's son Poul Just. With its nine floors, it was the building in Denmark with most floors at the time of its completion. The building is still owned by the family and serves as headquarters of Hans Just A/S as well as their property company Karberghus.

The Hans Just Group is a distributor of wine and alcohol in the Nordic countries. The group consists of Hans Just A/S in Denmark, Nigab AB in Sweden, Robert Prizelius AS in Norway, Beverage Partners Finland OY in Finland and BJC Distribution Z O.O. in Poland.

Århusgadekvarteret redevelopment

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The former headquarters of Russian Danish Trading Company

The Århusgade neighbourhood is the first phase of the redevelopment of Copenhagen's northern docklands. The area is covered by two local plans. A local plan for the eastern part of the Århusgade neighbourhood was adopted in 2011. [2] Another local plan covers the area closest the rail line. [3]

The area will be home to 2,400 residents and 1,700 jobs. [2] The area will consist of a mixture of new and old buildings. The first residents moved into their new apartments in Havnehuset in April 2015. Historic buildings include the former headquarters of Russisk Dansk Handelskompagni ("Russian Danish Trading Company") from 1918. The red, Neo-Baroque building was later taken over by Riffelsyndikatet and is now part of a larger, five-winged complex on the corner with Billedgade.

Århusgade will be the main shopping street of the neighbourhood. Its retail and restaurant premises will be developed in a 60/40 partnership between Nordic Real Estate Partners and By & Havn. [4]

Transport

Nordhavn station is located just south of the intersection with Kalkbrænderihavnsvej. It is served by the A, B, E, G and H trains of the S-train network. The Nordhavn Line of the Copenhagen Metro will have a station in the Århusgade neighbourhood. The western end of the street is located 700 metres to the north of the future City Circle Line station at Trianglen.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Steder på Østerbro". dengang.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Lokalplan for Århusgadekvarteret Vest". Byens Ejendomme (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "Byggeprojekter for 13 milliarder igangsættes på Nordhavnen". By & Havn (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "Københavns Nordhavn får nyt butiksstrøg". Building Supply (in Danish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.

Coordinates: 55°42′24″N12°35′06″E / 55.7066°N 12.5850°E / 55.7066; 12.5850