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: Copenhagen Rowing Club) is a rowing club based in
Copenhagen
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. Founded in 1866, it is the second oldest rowing club in the country.
History
The club was founded as Handels- og kontoristforeningens Roklub on 20 October 1866, just one month after Denmark's first rowing club, Roforeningen KVIK (22 September 1866), under the leadership of ''
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'' Harald Fritsche. Its first boathouse was located at
Applebys Plads
Applebyes Plads is a triangular area located between Langebro Bridge and the southernmost portion of Christianshavn Canal at the southern tip of the Christianshavn neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. The area takes its name from Peter Applebye, ...
in Christianshavn. Its first boat, (literally 'Thanks'), was sponsored by Ole Berendt Suhr. The club changed its name to Københavns Roklub (KR) in 1880.
In 1883, KR founded Den Skandinaviske Kaproning in collaboration with Christiania Roklub in Oslo and Stockholm Roddförening in Stockholm. A new boathouse was inaugurated on the other side of the harbour in 1884. It was located at the Timber Dock (Tømmergraven), approximately where
Copenhagen Police Headquarters
The Copenhagen Police Headquarters building ( da, Københavns Politigård) is located on Polititorvet southwest of the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Hack Kampmann and Aage Rafn in 1924 in the Neoclassical style, often referred to as ...
is today. In 1887, KR co-founded the Danish Rowing Federation (). In 1891, KR established an athletics club, whose name was later changed to Københavns Fodsports Forening and then Københavns Idræts Forening. In 1896, KR co-founded the Dansk Idræts Forbund (DIF). The club's president,
Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Stahl Schmidt (17 February 1862 in Copenhagen, Denmark - 7 October 1931 in Aalborg, Denmark) was a Danish shooter, athlete, and tug of war competitor. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olymp ...
, became DIF's first president. Three KR members, Edgar Aabye, Eugen Schmidt and Charles Winckler won gold in
tug of war
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...
at the 1900 Summer Olympics, participating on a mixed team alongside three Swedish athletes. KR's flag was introduced for the event.
In 1902, KR inaugurated a new boathouse at Djævleøen (Devil's Isle) in the South Harbour, now
Kalvebod Brygge
Kalvebod Brygge (literally "Kalvebod Quay") is a waterfront area in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name also refers to a section of the Ring 2 ring road which follows the waterfront from Langebro in the north to the H. C. Ør ...
. The club's current boathouse was inaugurated in connection with its 75th anniversary in 1941 at an event attended by King Christian and crown prince Frederik. The boathouse was confiscated by the German occupying forces in 1944 but was returned to the club at the end of the war in 1945. In 1975, KR was opened to female members. In 2004, the club sold its premises in Mosede to raise funds for an expansion of the headquarters in Copenhagen.
Location
Copenhagen
Københavns Roklub is based at Tømmergravsgade 13 in the
Enghave Brygge
Enghave Brygge (English: Enghave Quay) is a waterfront area in the Southern Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between Teglholmen to the south and Kalvebod Brygge to the north. Currently an abandoned industrial site, a plan for its r ...
area of Copenhagen's South Harbour. The club's boathouse is from 1941. The club house was most recently renovated in 2009. It is located next to Tømmergraven, the canal that separates the northern end of
Enghave Brygge
Enghave Brygge (English: Enghave Quay) is a waterfront area in the Southern Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between Teglholmen to the south and Kalvebod Brygge to the north. Currently an abandoned industrial site, a plan for its r ...
from
Havneholmen
Havneholmen (literally "The Harbour Isle") is a mixed-use development located on reclaimed land off Kalvebod Brygge in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just east of the shopping centre Fisketorvet from which it is separated by a na ...
. Frederiks Brygge, a new residential development, is also under construction at the site.
Holbæk Fjord
The club also has a summer camp, Hammer-Ro, located on the Hammergården estate at
Holbæk Fjord
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).Mosede which was sold in 2004. The Mosede site was acquired in 1945. The first house was built on the land in 1856 and replaced by a new one in 1967.
Current activities
Københavns Roklub regularly competes across Denmark at all levels and has a broad membership base, from complete novices and juniors through to senior oarsmen and veterans. The club has some 300 members.
Competitions
Københavns Roklub hosts Port of Copenhagen, part of DFfR's long-distance tournament. It was introduced in 1981. The Dragon Boat Regatta was first hosted in 1993.