Prøvestenen
Prøvestenen is a fort in Amager Øst, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. Prøvestenen is situated nearby to the surface lift Copenhagen Cable Park, as well as near the sports venue Københavns Gokart Bane.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The National Filmschool of Denmark and Noma.
The National Filmschool of Denmark
University
The National Film School of Denmark is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. The National Filmschool of Denmark is situated 2 km west of Prøvestenen.
Noma
Restaurant
Noma is a restaurant and food innovation lab founded by chef René Redzepi and Claus Meyer in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of the two Danish words "nordisk" and "mad". Noma is situated 1½ km west of Prøvestenen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christiania and Amagerbro.
Christiania
Christiania 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. Christiania is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.
Amagerbro
Suburb
Amagerbro is an area in the northern part of the island Amager and a district in Copenhagen. The area is known as a working class area, and has approximately 20,000 inhabitants. Amagerbro is situated 2½ km southwest of Prøvestenen.
Sundbyøster
Suburb
Sundbyøster is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the southeast border of the municipality on the island of Amager. Sundbyøster is situated 2½ km south of Prøvestenen.
Prøvestenen
- Type: Fort
- Description: former naval fort off Copenhagen, Denmark
- Categories: sea fort, ancient monument, destroyed building or structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amager Øst, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.67844° or 55° 40′ 42″ north
Longitude
12.63409° or 12° 38′ 3″ east
Open location code
9F7JMJHM+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Prøvestenen” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Prøvestenen Fort”
- Danish: “Prøvestenen”
- Danish: “Prøvestensfortet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Prøvestenen”
- Swedish: “Prøvestenen”
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