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Lyset (English: "The Light") is an area of building society houses located on the north side of Vigerslev Allé in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The development consists of 106 houses situated along Carl Langes vej, Steenbergsvej, Fengersvej, Eschrichtsvej and Steinsvej, just west of Valby station and south of the railway line towards Roskilde.

A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services, especially savings and mortgage lending. Building societies exist in the United Kingdom and Australia, and used to exist in Ireland and several Commonwealth countries. They are similar to credit unions in organisation, though few enforce a common bond. However, rather than promoting thrift and offering unsecured and business loans, the purpose of a building society is to provide home mortgages to members. Borrowers and depositors are society members, setting policy and appointing directors on a one-member, one-vote basis. Building societies often provide other retail banking services, such as current accounts, credit cards and personal loans. The term "building society" first arose in the 18th century in Great Britain from cooperative savings groups.

Vigerslev Allé

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Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark

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History

The building society Lyset was founded on 24 September 1910 at the initiative of employees at Copenhagen's tramways to provide modern and healthy homes outside the dense inner city for the members. Since they were too few to lift the project, the society was also opened to employees as the national railways, the fire corps and the municipality. Over the next years each member made a deposit of DKK 2 every week to provide the necessary means for beginning construction. Then surrounded by farmland, the site was acquired from Copenhagen Municipality in 1910 and the foundation stone for the first house was set on 24 November that same year. The architect Heinrich Hansen had been charged with the design of the 106 houses. The last house was completed in 1914. [1]

Danish krone official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands

The krone is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it. The currency is sometimes referred to as the Danish crown in English, since krone literally means crown. Historically, krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century.

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References

  1. ↑ "De første 100 år i Lyset" (PDF). Grundejerforeningen Lyset. Retrieved 2012-09-14.

Coordinates: 55°39′44″N12°30′14″E / 55.6622°N 12.5039°E / 55.6622; 12.5039

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