Vridsløselille Prison
Vridsløselille Prison is a former state prison located in Albertslund in the western suburbs of Copenhagen in Denmark. It was operated as a state prison from its opening in 1859 to January 2016 and then served as a special departure center for rejected asylum seekers with prison sentences until February 2018.Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: former state prison in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as: “The State Prison in Vridsløselille”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kongsholmcentret and Forbrændingen.
Kongsholmcentret
Community center
Photo: Champ2100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kongsholmcentret is a community center, which is situated 430 metres south of Vridsløselille Prison.
Forbrændingen
Arts center
Photo: Champ2100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forbrændingen is an arts center, which is situated 570 metres east of Vridsløselille Prison.
Albertslund railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albertslund station is an S-train railway station serving the suburb of Albertslund west of the Danish capital Copenhagen. The station is situated in the central part of the suburb and is integrated in the adjacent open-air shopping centre, Albertslund Centrum. Albertslund railway station is situated 410 metres southeast of Vridsløselille Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albertslund and Vallensbæk Nordmark.
Albertslund
Suburb
Photo: Champ2100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located 15 km west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000.
Vallensbæk Landsby
Village
Photo: Orf3us, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vallensbæk Landsby is a village on Zealand, located in Vallensbæk Municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark. Vallensbæk Landsby is situated 3 km south of Vridsløselille Prison.
Vridsløselille Prison
- Categories: prison, defunct prison, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Albertslund Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.65955° or 55° 39′ 34″ northLongitude
12.34779° or 12° 20′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F7JM85X+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 26182363OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q617208
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Vridsløselille Prison” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “presó estatal de Vridsløselille”
- Danish: “Vridsløselille Fængsel”
- Danish: “Vridsløselille Statsfængsel”
- German: “Staatsgefängnis Vridsløselille”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Statsfængslet i Vridsløselille”
- Norwegian: “Statsfængslet i Vridsløselille”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holsbjerg Church and Albertslund Station.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Slowburn Brewing Co-op Taproom and 2002 Vridsløse Fængsel syd.
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