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.
  • Residential area
  • …is also known as “Kartoffelrækkerne”
  • Description: neighborhood in Copenhagen

Places of Interest Nearby

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The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of .
420 metres southeast of Potato Rows
Museum
The is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in , .
280 metres southeast of Potato Rows
Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in , Denmark.
720 metres south of Potato Rows

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Nyboder.
is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , .
is the central area and the historical heart…
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Latitude
55.69204° or 55° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
12.57499° or 12° 34′ 30″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHRF+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = residential
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Russian—“Potato Rows” goes by many names.
Farimagsgade-kvarteretDanish
KartoffelrækkerneDanish
KartoffelrækkerneNorwegian
Картофельные рядыRussian

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