Refshaleøen
Refshaleøen is a former industrial site in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark, originally on a separate island but now annexed to the larger island of Amager. For more than a hundred years, it was home to the shipyard Burmeister & Wain, which closed in 1996.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Copenhagen harbor
- Also known as: “Refshaleö”, “Refshaleøen, Copenhagen”, and “Revshaleoen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Copenhagen Contemporary and B&W Hallerne.
B&W Hallerne
Industrial building
Photo: Politikeren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
B&W Hallerne is a former industrial complex located on the island of Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in the early 1960s by Burmeister & Wain, the complex consists of two large halls which were used to build ships until 1996.
The Little Mermaid
Work of art
The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.
Frederiksstaden
Quarter
Photo: Manscher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
Nyboder
Quarter
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Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.
Christiania
Christiania is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. Christiania is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.
Refshaleøen
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Refshaleøen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Refshaleøen”
- Cebuano: “Revshaleøen”
- Chinese: “乐福沙乐恩”
- Chinese: “樂福沙樂恩”
- Chinese: “欧视主题小岛”
- Chinese: “歐視主題小島”
- Danish: “Refshaleøen”
- German: “Refshaleøen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Refshaleøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Refshaleøen”
- Norwegian: “Refshaleøen”
- Polish: “Refshaleøen”
- Russian: “Рефсхалеёэн”
- Swedish: “Refshaleøen”
- Swedish: “Revshaleøen”
- Turkish: “Refshaleøen, Kopenhag”
- Turkish: “Refshaleøen”
- “Refshaleøen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lynetten and Søndre Refshalebassin.
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