Teglholmen

Last updated February 03, 2024

Teglholmen (English: The Tiles Islet) is a peninsula in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, located between Sluseholmen and Enghave Brygge. The former dockland area used to house heavy industry. While some industry activities remain in the area, but since most industry left the area, starting in the 1970s, it has undergone massive redevelopment, though some industrial activities remain, most notably MAN B&W Diesel's motor development plant. Today the area houses both a considerable number of Danish and regional headquarters of multinational companies and residential developments.^[1] Teglholmen is home to Aalborg University's AAU Cph Campus as well as TV 2's activities in Copenhagen.

History

Teglholmen takes its name from a tile works which established in the area in 1871, for many years supplying particularly Vesterbro with tiles. Around World War I, the tile works closed and the extensive clay pit was turned into a new harbour basin by connecting it to the main harbour, forming what is today known as Teglværkshavnen, separating Teglholmen from Sluseholmen.^[2] The next generation of companies to establish in the area were shipyards, foundries and a car assembly plant.^[2]

In the 1970s, the industrial activities in the Teglholmen area started to close and from the end of the 1990s, a number of multinational companies started to establish Danish or Regional headquarters at Teglværkshavnen. From the middle of the 2000s, Teglholmen also started to attract residential developments. In 2006, Odense-based TV2 collected its Copenhagen activities in a new media house at Teglholmen.^[1]

Teglholmen today

Teglvaerksbroen Teglvaerksbroen.jpg — Teglværksbroen

The residential areas at Teglholmen are created as a continuation of the canal district at Sluseholmen. Companies located at Teglholmen include Nokia, Philips, Ericsson and TV2 .

In 2011, a bridge connecting Teglholmen to Sluseholmen opened. The bridge is designed by Danish architectural firm Hvidt & Mølgaard.^[3]

Transport

Since September 2009, Teglholmen has been served by routes 991 and 992 of the Copenhagen Harbour Buses.

Telgholmen is currently served by a single bus line, the 7A, operated by Movia. This line connects Telgholmen to the rest of Sydhavnen to Ny Ellebjerg Station, and to the city center.^[4]

From 2024, the southern branch of the M4 line of the Copenhagen Metro will pass underneath Teglholmen via tunnel. However, no station will be located on Teglholmen itself. Instead, those who wish to access the metro will have to cycle or walk to neighboring Enghave Brygge or Sluseholmen, and use the stations there. The new metro line connects Ny Ellebjerg and the Sydhavn district to the city center.

Related Research Articles

The Copenhagen Metro is a 24/7 light rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M1 (Copenhagen Metro)</span>

M1 of the Copenhagen Metro, colored green on the map, runs from Vanløse to Vestamager. It connects the Ørestad neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, to the city center. The line is elevated while traveling through Ørestad, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center. From Christianshavn to Vanløse, the line is shared with M2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M2 (Copenhagen Metro)</span>

M2 is a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen, sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn. The line was built along with M1 as part of the redevelopment of Ørestad. The principle of the line was passed in 1992, and construction commenced in 1998. The line opened in several stages between 2002 and 2007. It is owned by Metroselskabet and operated by Metro Service, and operates with a headway between four and twenty minutes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kongens Enghave</span>

Kongens Enghave, commonly known as Sydhavnen or the postal district of 2450 Copenhagen SV (southwest) is a district in southern Copenhagen. While its core is a largely pre-WWII former working class district, it also contains an upscale residential area along the harbour having been developed after 2000, scattered industrial areas, large parks such as Valbyparken and Sydhavnstippen, allotment gardens and parts of Vestre Kirkegård, the city's largest cemetery.

Valby ( ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, and has a mixture of different types of housing. This includes apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, plus the remaining part of the old Valby village, around which the district has formed, intermingled with past and present industrial sites.

The City Circle Line or M3 is a loop line of the Copenhagen Metro. It has been claimed by COWI A/S that the City Circle Line is the largest construction project to have taken place in Copenhagen during the last 400 years. The network's total length is 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) and has 17 stations. The line opened on 29 September 2019.

Islands Brygge is a harbourfront area in central Copenhagen, Denmark, located on the north-western coast of Amager. The neighbourhood is noted for its waterfront park Havneparken, which is one of the most popular areas along the Copenhagen harbourfront and the location of one of the Copenhagen Harbour Baths.

The M4 of the Copenhagen Metro connects Nordhavn in the north with Sydhavn in the south. The central part of the line shares tracks with the City Circle Line (M3).

The Copenhagen Harbour Baths are a system of recreational bathing facilities along the waterfront of Copenhagen, Denmark. There are currently four harbour baths, the first and best-known of which is located at Islands Brygge.

The Copenhagen Harbour Buses is a system of water buses along the harbourfront of Copenhagen, Denmark, operated by Movia which also operates the city’s regular buses. There are four vessels: Holmen, Bryggen, Nordhavn and Nyhavn. The Harbour Buses are integrated into the Copenhagen public transport system with the same payment system as buses, Metro or DSB trains.

Sluseholmen is an artificial peninsula in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from Slusen, a lock immediately to the south, regulating water levels in the harbor. Previously the site of heavy industry and part of the Southern Docklands of Port of Copenhagen, Sluseholmen has, since the turn of the millennium, undergone massive redevelopment, transforming it into a mainly residential district known for its canals and maritime atmosphere. It is connected to Teglholmen by the Teglværk Bridge.

Districts of Copenhagen are often based on informal designations based on historic origins, often with alternative names and loosely defined boundaries. Copenhagen Municipality is divided into 10 official administrative districts but they often comprise areas of a heterogeneous character which are informally not seen as one district. Some districts have earlier been official subdivisions and thus have semi-official boundaries. Copenhagen postal code designations often correspond to district boundaries but in some cases differ from them, as an example parts of the city centre has the postal code København V which is generally associated with Vesterbro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teglværksbroen</span> Bridge in Copenhagen, Denmark

Teglværksbroen is a bascule bridge which connects Sluseholmen to Teglholmen in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark. It crosses the entrance to the Teglværkshavnen from which it takes its name.

Slusen is a lock in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark. It regulates water levels and inhibits unfavourable currents in the Copenhagen Harbour, occupying both sides of the narrow strait between Zealand and Amager. It lends its name to the adjacent Sluseholmen neighbourhood.

Ingerslevsgade is a street in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins on the rear side of Copenhagen Central Station and follows the northwest side of the railway tracks to Enghave station. It also passes the Dybbølsbro station where Dybbøl Bridge connects it to Kalvebod Brygge and Havneholmen, Copenhagen on the other side of the railway tracks. The street is named after the politician Hans Peter Ingerslev, who was involved in the construction of the Free Port of Copenhagen.

Enghave Brygge is a waterfront area in the Southern Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between Teglholmen to the south and Kalvebod Brygge to the north. Currently an abandoned industrial site, a plan for its redevelopment was adopted in July 2013. The most prominent landmark in the area is the H. C. Ørsted Power Station.

Havneholmen is a mixed-use development located on reclaimed land off Kalvebod Brygge in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just east of the shopping centre Fisketorvet from which it is separated by a narrow canal, although it is annexed to mainland Kalvebod Brygge at its southern end.

Transport in Copenhagen and the surrounding area relies on a well established infrastructure making it a hub in Northern Europe thanks to its road and rail networks as well as its international airport. Thanks to its many cycle tracks, Copenhagen is considered to be one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities. The metro and S-train systems are key features of the city's well-developed public transport facilities. Since July 2000, the Øresund Bridge has served as a road and rail link to Malmö in Sweden. The city is also served by ferry connections to Oslo in Norway while its award-winning harbour is an ever more popular port of call for cruise ships.

Frederiks Brygge is a waterfront area in the Southern Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located at the bottom of Frederiksholmsløbet, a canal that separates Enghave Brygge to the north from Teglholmen to the south.

Københavns Roklub is a rowing club based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1866, it is the second oldest rowing club in the country.

References

1 2 "TV2 samles på Teglholmen". Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
1 2 "Teglholmen". By & Havn. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ "Bro mellem Teglholmen og Sluseholmen". Ugens Erhverv. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "7A - DOT". DOT - forside (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-03-19.

55°39′00″N12°33′20″E / 55.65000°N 12.55556°E / 55.65000; 12.55556

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[TV2-1] 1 2 "TV2 samles på Teglholmen". Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

[Teglholmen-2] 1 2 "Teglholmen". By & Havn. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[3] "Bro mellem Teglholmen og Sluseholmen". Ugens Erhverv. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

[4] "7A - DOT". DOT - forside (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-03-19.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]