Holmen Naval Base

Naval Station Holmen is one of several naval stations of the Royal Danish Navy, supplementing the two Danish naval bases in and . Founded in the late 17th century, it is also a visitor attraction with many historical buildings that has played a vital role in the history of as well as .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: naval base in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Holmen naval base”, “Naval Station Copenhagen”, and “Naval Station Holmen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Opera House and HDMS Peder Skram.

Theater building
Photo: Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0.
The Copenhagen Opera House is the national opera house of , 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. is situated 570 metres southwest of Holmen Naval Base.

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was a Peder Skram-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. It is now docked at in where it serves as a privately operated museum ship along with the ships of the Royal Danish Naval Museum. is situated 210 metres north of Holmen Naval Base.

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is a Willemoes-class fast attack craft of the Royal Danish Navy which was in commission from 1978 until 2000. It is now docked at in where it serves as a museum ship, part of the Royal Danish Naval Museum. is situated 180 metres northeast of Holmen Naval Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Christiania.

Quarter
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is a district in , . 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 and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

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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. is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.

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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . 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.

Holmen Naval Base

Latitude
55.68665° or 55° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
12.60451° or 12° 36′ 16″ east
Open location code
9F7JMJP3+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130864513
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q761716
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Holmen Naval Base” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “荷爾文海軍基地”
  • Danish: “Flådestation Holmen”
  • Danish: “Holmen”
  • Danish: “Marinestation København”
  • Dutch: “Holmen”
  • French: “Holmen”
  • German: “Marinestation Holmen”
  • German: “Marinestation Kopenhagen”
  • Hungarian: “Holmen”
  • Japanese: “ホルメン海軍基地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marinestasjon København”
  • Norwegian: “Marinestasjon København”

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Highlights include HDMS Sælen and Marsmarken.

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