Ræveskovsvej Water Tower

Ræveskovsvej Water Tower
Ræveskovsvej Water Tower
	Wandtårnet ved Ræveskovsvej
General information
Architectural style	National Romantic
Location	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Coordinates	55°45′15.5″N12°31′26.09″E / 55.754306°N 12.5239139°E Coordinates: 55°45′15.5″N12°31′26.09″E / 55.754306°N 12.5239139°E
Completed	1905
Client	Gentofte Municipality
Design and construction
Architect	Andreas Theil

Last updated February 19, 2019

Rævebakkevej Water Tower, situated on Rævebakken, 36 m above sea level, is the oldest surviving water tower in Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1905 to a National Romantic design by Andreas Theil and decommissioned in 1972.

Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of 25.54 km² (9.86 sq mi), and has a total population of 74,548. Since 1993, its mayor has been Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party.

Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218. It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km² (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km² (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km² (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.

History

Background

The planning of a modern water supply and sewer system in Gentofte began when Niels Andersen became chairman of the parish council in 1888.

The summer of 1897 was unusually hot and sunny and many wells in Hellerup. Bregnegård Waterworks opened at Mantziusvej in 1900 and so did Gentofte's first water tower at H. A. Clausensvej close to Gentofte Church. They supplied Hellerup, Skovshoved, Ordrup and Gentofte with water. The system reached Vangede in 1902 and Jægersborg in 1903. The water tower was designed by Johan Schröder. The water tank had a capacity of 432 cubic metres and the water surface was located 50 metres above sea level. The site where it was built was located 26 metres above sea level and had previously belonged to Gentofte Rectory. The water was led from six pumping stations to a collection well and from there through three sand filters to the water tower at H. A. Clausensvej.

Jægersborg is a suburban neighbourhood in Gentofte Municipality, some 12 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.

The water tower at Ræveskovsvej

The population of Gentofte Municipality increased from 14,470 om 1901 to 20,709 in 1906. The growing population created a need for a second water tower. A site which comprised Rævebakken, a 36m tall hill located circa 500 to the northeast of Vangede, was therefore acquired from the Brogården estate in 1904. The water tower was built in 1905. It was designed by the architect Andreas Thejll with collaboration with Asger Ostenfeld.^[1]

Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld was a Danish civil engineer who specialized in the theory of steel and reinforced concrete structures. He is now considered to be the founding father of the theory of structures in Denmark.

Ermelunden Waterworks, a second waterworks, opened in 1907. Sjælsø Waterworks was inaugurated in 1936.

Sjælsø is a lake straddling the borders between the municipalities of Rudersdal, Allerød and Hørsholm in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Situated immediately to the north of the suburban town of Birkerød, it is surrounded by a mixture of farmland, pastures and small woodlands.

Decommissioning

Gentofte Municipality's population peaked in 1952 at 89,142 and Tuborg Breweries increased its production increased dramatically, leading to new capacity problems for its water supply system. It was therefore decided to build a new and taller water tower at jægersborg station. Jægersborg Water Tower was inaugurated in 1956. The water tower at Ræveskovsvej was decommissioned in 1972.^[2]

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Jægersborg Water Tower is a former water tower located next to Jægersborg station in Jægersborg, Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been converted into youth housing to design by Dorte Mandrup.

Descruption

The tower is designed in the National Romantic style. The design is remniscient of that of the gunpowder magazine in Frederikshavn. It is built in reinforced concrete and stands on a foundation of boulders. The water tank has a capacity of just over 1,000 cubic metres and is supported by pillars. The windows are small and arched. Above the entrance is Gentofte's old coat of arms featuring three church bells as well as the year '1905'. The roof is finished by a small copper-clad spire with Weather vane. Just below the roof is a walkway.

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Bakkegårdsskolen is a public primary school in the Vangede district of Gentofte Municipality, Greater Copenhagen, Denmark.

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References

↑ "Vandtårne i Gentofte Kommune". Gentofte Lokalhistoriske Forening (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
↑ "Hvis huse kunne tale: Jægersborg Vandtårn". Voææabyerne (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.

External links

Buildings in Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte Local Historic Society

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[1] "Vandtårne i Gentofte Kommune". Gentofte Lokalhistoriske Forening (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[2] "Hvis huse kunne tale: Jægersborg Vandtårn". Voææabyerne (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.

v t e Gentofte Municipality
Neighbourhoods	Charlottenlund Gentofte Hellerup Jægersborg Klampenborg Ordrup Skovshoved Tuborg Havn Vangede
Streets and squares	Bernstorffsvej Dan Turèlls Plads Jægersborg Allé
Parks and open spaces	Bernstorff Park Bellevue Beach Park Forstbotanisk Have Charlottenlund Beach Park Gammelmose Gentofte Lake Hellerup Cemetery Mariebjerg Cemetery Vangede Battery
Culture and attractions	Bellevue Theatre Experimentarium Ordrupgaard Øregård Museum
Education	Bakkegårdsskolen Dyssegårdsskolen Munkegaard School Øregård Gymnasium Rygaards International School
Churches	Dyssegård Church Gentofte Church Hellerup Church Helleruplund Church Jægersborg Church Church of the Messiah Ordrup Church St. Andrew's Church St. Theresa's Church Skovshoved Church Vangede Church
Other landmarks	Bellavista Belvedere Belvedere Bernstorff Memorial Bernstorff Palace Charlottenlund Palace Emiliekilde Gammel Skovgård Gentofte Hospital Gentofte Town Hall Hvidøre Jægersborg Water Tower Ordrup Asyl Ræveskovsvej Water Tower Sølyst Søholm Søholm Row Houses
Sports	Charlottenlund Racetrack Gentofte BK Gentofte Sportspark Hellerup IK Klampenborg Racecourse Skovshoved IF
Railway stations	Bernstorffsvej station Gentofte station Jægersborg station Klampenborg Station Ordrup station Skodsborg Station