Vanløse is one of the 10 official
districts of Copenhagen,
Denmark. It lies on the western border of the municipality. Vanløse covers an area of 6.69 km², and has a population of 36,115, making Vanløse the smallest district of Copenhagen, by population.
Neighboring city districts are:
* to the southeast is
Frederiksberg municipality, which is not a part of Copenhagen municipality but rather an
enclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
surrounded by the municipality
* to the northeast is
Bispebjerg
Bispebjerg, more commonly referred to as Nordvest (English: North-West), is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located on the northern border of the municipality, it covers an area of 5.39 km² and a population of 40,033 ...
* to the north is
Brønshøj-Husum
* to the west is
Rødovre municipality, which is outside the Copenhagen municipality area
* to the south is
Valby, partially separated by Damhus Lake (''Damhus Sø'').
Cultural references
The French artist Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903) lived at Bogholdergården in the street Bogholder Allé during his stay in Copenhagen in 1884-1885.
Also, the Danish artist Henry Heerup (1907 - 1993) lived for many years in the street Rødtjørnevej in Vanløse.
The local Hyltebjerg Church (Ålekistevej 89) is seen at 1:34:11 in the 1978 ''
Olsen-banden'' film ''
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
''The Olsen Gang Sees Red'' ( da, Olsen-banden ser rødt) is a 1976 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard. The film was the eighth in the Olsen Gang-series, and was selected as ...
''.
Singer
Van Morrison lived in Vanløse with his Danish girlfriend from 1980 until 1983. His song ''Vanlose Stairway'' deals with sitting on the stairs of the local station.
See also
*
Vanløse station
*
Telavox
Telavox was a Danish manufacturer of loudspeakers, radios and televisions established in 1924 by Clemen Jørgensen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was from 1929 based in Vanløse. It was acquired by To-R in 1952.
The company established a pro ...
References
External links
City of Copenhagen’s statistical office
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Copenhagen city districts