Vanløse

Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 15 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 48 ″  E

Vanløse​

Capital region

Districts of Copenhagen Municipality (since 2007): F = Vanløse.

Vanløse is a district in the west of the Danish capital Copenhagen . Vanløse has a population of 37,115, making it the smallest district in terms of population in Copenhagen. According to the statistics office of the municipality of Copenhagen, the proportion of foreign residents in Vanløse is 10.5%. This is the lowest value of all ten city districts recorded in Copenhagen. The value is 6.2% below the figure recorded for the whole of Copenhagen.

geography

Neighboring communities

Vanløse borders the Brønshøj-Husum district in the north and Frederiksberg municipality in the east. In the north-east is the border with the Bispebjerg district . In the south Vanløse borders on the Valby district . The municipality of Rødovre extends west of the Vanløse district.

history

The earliest mention of the place is known from the year 1186. The name Huanlose, which later becomes the name Vanløse, is in a letter from Pope Urban III. called to the Archbishop Absalon. The city of Copenhagen took over Lake Damhus in 1810 to supply the capital with water. It was used to supply drinking water until 1893. On November 13, 1876, Parliament decided to set up a railway line from Copenhagen to Frederikssund via Frederiksberg and Vanløse. The railway line was inaugurated in 1879, but Vanløse did not get a stop until 1898.

Rock musician Van Morrison lived with his Danish partner in Vanløse from 1980 to 1983. His 1982 album Beautiful Vision contains a song called Vanlose Stairway ( Eng . "Vanløse staircase")

Incorporations

On January 1, 1901 Vanløse was in the municipality of Copenhagen incorporated .

politics

coat of arms

In 1974 Vanløse got its own city coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Natural monuments

Damhus Sø (Damhus Lake) was created when the creeks Harrestrup Å and Grøndalså were dammed. The lake was then created as a water reservoir for Copenhagen. The lake has an area of ​​46 hectares. Adjacent is the Damhus meadow.

Regular events

Every Saturday from April to October from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Vanløse torv (a market square in Jernbane Allé) there is a flea market with mainly retro items.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The vanløse station is the starting point for the lines M1 and M2 metro. S-Bahn trains and buses also stop here.

media

Vanløse Avis has been published since 1915.

Public facilities

At Frode Jakobsens Plads 4 is the Vanløse cultural center . It also houses the public library and a café. ()

See also

• Vanløse IF

Web links

• Københavns Municipality
• Vanløse cultural stations
• København's Metro
• Vanløsebasen
• Vanløse Torv Loppemarked
• Visit Copenhagen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Folketal and boliger i bydele og roder including folketal i skoledistrikter January 1st, 2011. ( Memento of the original from November 28th, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Overview of the population development in the Copenhagen districts. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hvornår skete det? Vanløse is called tiderne. Tabular historical overview of the place Vanløse.
3. ↑ Damhussøen rounds. History of Damhus Lake.
4. ↑ Vanløse Torv Loppemarked.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Information about the flea market on visitcopenhagen.com.  
5. ↑ Vanløse Torv Loppemarked. Information about the flea market in Vanløse.
6. ↑ København's Metro. Copenhagen Metro.
7. ^ Vanløse cultural stations. ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2011 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. Vanløse cultural center.