Caritas Well

The Caritas Well, also known as the Caritas Fountain, is the oldest fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1608 by Christian IV and is located on , now part of the Strøget pedestrian zone.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Market and Church of Our Lady.
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Gammeltorv is the oldest square in , Denmark.
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The is the Lutheran cathedral of . is situated 150 metres north of Caritas Well.
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Nytorv is a public square in the of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Postbyen.
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is a district east of the inner city of .

Caritas Well

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Latitude
55.67808° or 55° 40′ 41″ north
Longitude
12.57234° or 12° 34′ 20″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHHC+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103181165
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q3431282

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Caritas Well” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “明愛井”
  • Danish: “Caritas springvandet”
  • Danish: “Caritasbrønden”
  • Danish: “Caritasspringvandet”
  • Danish: “springvandet med guldæblerne”
  • Finnish: “Caritasbrønden”
  • German: “Caritasbrunnen (Kopenhagen)”
  • German: “Caritasbrunnen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Caritasbrønnen»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caritasbrønnen”
  • Norwegian: “«Caritasbrønnen»”
  • Russian: “Каритас (колодец)”
  • Russian: “Каритас”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Каритас”
  • Spanish: “Caritasbrønden”
  • Swedish: “Caritasbrønden”
  • Swedish: “Caritasbrunen”
  • Swedish: “Caritasfontänen”

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Highlights include Stelling House and Folketingets Ombudsmand.

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