Lynetten
Lynetten is a fort in Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. Lynetten is situated nearby to the museum Copenhagen Contemporary, as well as near the islet Trekroner Fort.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Little Mermaid and Copenhagen Contemporary.
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. The Little Mermaid is situated 1¼ km west of Lynetten.
Copenhagen Contemporary
Museum
Copenhagen Contemporary is a museum, which is situated 400 metres southwest of Lynetten.
Trekroner Fort
Islet
Photo: Thuecl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trekroner Søfort is a sea fort at the entrance to the Copenhagen harbour. From 1713 until after World War I, Trekroner Fort was part of the fortifications of Copenhagen. Trekroner Fort is situated 750 metres north of Lynetten.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lynetten
- Type: Fort
- Description: water treatment plant in Copenhagen
- Categories: wastewater treatment plant, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Lynetten” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Lynetten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lynetten”
- Norwegian: “Lynetten”
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