Strøget
Strøget ( Danish ; The Dash ) is a pedestrian zone in the city center of the Danish capital Copenhagen . Traffic was temporarily calmed on November 17, 1962, but one lane was initially retained. The proud title of Denmark's oldest pedestrian zone therefore does not go to Strøget , but to Houmeden in Randers .
Strøget consists of several consecutive streets and connects Rådhuspladsen (German Town Hall Square) with Kongens Nytorv (New King's Market). The total length is around 1,100 m; it competes with the pedestrian zone of Esbjerg to be the longest in the country. When it opened in 1962, Strøget was the longest pedestrian zone in Europe.
Renowned shops down the street include Illums Bolighus and the porcelain manufacturer Royal Copenhagen .
The Caritas fountain is one of the works of art .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Houmeden fejrer 50 år som gågade ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dinavis.dk, June 24, 2013, accessed October 3, 2015.
- ^ Marie Rask Glerup: Strøget er ikke verdens longest gågade . Danmarks Radio, September 4, 2012, accessed October 3, 2015.
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ N , 12 ° 34 ′ 31 ″ E