Amager power station
Amager power station is a power station in Amager Øst, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. Amager power station is situated nearby to the bridge Margretheholms Bro, as well as near the quarter Frederiksstaden.Photo: Bob Collowân, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Opera House and The Little Mermaid.
Royal Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0.
The Copenhagen Opera House is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a cost of 2.5 billion DKK. Royal Opera House is situated 2 km west of Amager power station.
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 2 km west of Amager power station.
Margretheholms Bro
Bridge
Photo: Twolfgangpohlentz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margretheholms Bro is a bridge, which is situated 470 metres west of Amager power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christiania and Frederiksstaden.
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.
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. Nyboder is situated 2½ km west of Amager power station.
Amager power station
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Amagervaerket”
- Categories: combined heat and power station, coal-fired power station, biomass-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Amager Øst, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.68727° or 55° 41′ 14″ northLongitude
12.62908° or 12° 37′ 45″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Inception
1971Operator
HOFORNamed after
AmagerOpen location code
9F7JMJPH+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 253752788OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialGeoNames ID
3213458Wikidata ID
Q12301241
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Amager power station” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Amagerværket”
- French: “centrale thermique d’Amager”
- French: “Centrale thermique d’Amager”
- German: “Kraftwerk Amager”
- “Amagerværket”
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