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Bragesgade is a street in the Outer Nørrebro district of
Nørrebrohallen, located in the former remisse complex, is operated as a local culture and sports centre. The main building from 1898 was extended on a number of occasions, for instance in 1902 by Vilhelm Friederichsen.
Kingo's Church (No. 25), on the corner with Nannasgade, was built in 1910. The
Brdr. Hanzens Skrue of Boltfabrik
Streets in Nørrebro
Copenhagen
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, Denmark
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. It runs from Nørrebrogade
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in the southwest to Nannasgade in the northeast. It is located in the so-called Mimersgade Quarter where many of the streets are named after Norse figures and localities. It is named after Brage (Bragi). Nørrebrohallen
Nørrebrohallen (English: the hall of Nørrebro) is a Danish sports complex in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. It was formerly known as Nørrebro Remise (English: Nørrebro Depot) because it worked as a depot for the now-defunct Copenhagen Tram until 1 ...
's main entrance is located in the street.
History
The street was given its name in 1889. It then ended at Rosagade (now Mimersgade) but it was later extended to Nannasgade. A complex of carriagehouses and workshops for the trams was constructed on the north side of the northwest side of the street in1898. It was later extended several times, for instance with its ownsubstation
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in 1914.
Several industrial enterprises were also built in the street. Brdr. Henzes Skrueboltefabrik was located at No. 8 but moved when a new plant on Strandlodsvej in Amager
Amager ( ), located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (including Kalvebod Fælled) makes up more than one-third of the ...
was inaugurated in the 1940s. Peter Jørgensens motorfabrik "Dan", the first Danish manufacturer of petroleum engines, opened at No. 10 in around 1910. It relocated to Herlev
Herlev is a suburb about 11 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre, bordering Rødovre to the south, Ballerup to the west and Gladsaxe Municipality, Gladsaxe to the north. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denma ...
in 1953.
Notable Buildings and places
Nørrebrohallen, located in the former remisse complex, is operated as a local culture and sports centre. The main building from 1898 was extended on a number of occasions, for instance in 1902 by Vilhelm Friederichsen.
Kingo's Church (No. 25), on the corner with Nannasgade, was built in 1910. The National Romantic
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes ...
building was designed by Kristoffer Varming.
Manufakturhandlerforeningens Stiftelse (No. 26A), located opposite Kingo's Church, was also built in 1909. The building was designed by Valdemar and Bernhard Ingemann.
Transport
The southwestern end of the street is located approximately 430 metres fromNørrebro station
Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official Districts of Copenhagen, districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the Indre By, city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantle ...
and some 600 metres from Nørrebrosrunddel. The northeastern end of the street is located approximately 340 metres from Skjolds Plads.
See also
*Thorsgade
Thorsgade () is a mainly residential street in the Mimersgade, Mimersgade Quarter of Nørrebro in Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Nørrebrogade in the southwest to Tagensvej in the northeast. The first part of the street is only open to one-way traff ...
References
External links
{{CommonsBrdr. Hanzens Skrue of Boltfabrik
Streets in Nørrebro