Kongens Nytorv

Kongens Nytorv is a in , Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an of him at its centre.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: public square in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Danish Theatre and The Stock Exchange building.

Theater building
Photo: Axel Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national Danish performing arts institution, founded in 1748. The name also refers to the former theatre building in . is situated 150 metres south of Kongens Nytorv.

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Børsen, is a 17th-century commodity bourse and later stock exchange in the centre of , Denmark. The historic building is situated next to , the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen. is situated 560 metres south of Kongens Nytorv.

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is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in . Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. is situated 580 metres northeast of Kongens Nytorv.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Christianshavn.

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 district east of the inner city of . Once a working-class neighbourhood, today is a trendy part of the city with its own unique identity. people from all walks of life, live side-by-side among cool cafes, old school bodegas, fancy restaurants and charming 19th-century houses along picturesque canals.

Quarter
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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.

Kongens Nytorv

Latitude
55.68043° or 55° 40′ 50″ north
Longitude
12.58628° or 12° 35′ 11″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kongens Nytorv” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “國王新廣場”
  • Danish: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Dutch: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كونجينز نيتورف”
  • Faroese: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Finnish: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • French: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • German: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Icelandic: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Icelandic: “Kóngsins Nýjatorg”
  • Italian: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Japanese: “コンゲンス・ニュートー広場”
  • Japanese: “コンゲンス・ニュー広場”
  • Kalaallisut: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Norwegian: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Polish: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Portuguese: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Serbian: “Краљевски нови трг”
  • Slovenian: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Slovenian: “Trg Kongens Nytorv”
  • Spanish: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Swedish: “Kongens Nytorv”
  • Turkish: “Kongens Nytorv”

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