Potato Rows

Kartoffelrækkerne is a housing project built 1873–1889 in what is today the eastern border of central , Denmark. It consists of 480 houses built by a now defunct shipyard workers' union to avoid the unhealthy sanitary conditions of central Copenhagen of the day and the resulting cholera epidemic.
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: neighborhood in Copenhagen
  • Also known as: “Farimagsgade-kvarteret” and “Kartoffelrækkerne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National art museum Copenhagen and Hirschsprung Collection.

Museum
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The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of . is situated 420 metres southeast of Potato Rows.

Museum
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The is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in , . is situated 280 metres southeast of Potato Rows.

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Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in , Denmark. is situated 720 metres south of Potato Rows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Nyboder.

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Potato Rows

Latitude
55.69204° or 55° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
12.57499° or 12° 34′ 30″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHRF+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127840303
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q11980351
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Russian—“Potato Rows” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kartoffelrækkerne”
  • Norwegian: “Kartoffelrækkerne”
  • Russian: “Картофельные ряды”
  • “Kartoffelrækkerne”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Atelier Gitte Reinwald - maleskole.dk and Queen Louise’s Children’s Hospital.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Emmerys and Byman Cykler.

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Worth a closer look: Copenhagen and Aarhus.

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