Gentofte Fire Station (
Danish: Gentofte Brandstation) is situated adjacent to
Gentofte Town Hall
Gentofte Town Hall (Danish language, Danish: Gentofte Rådhus) is the administrative centre of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The main building is from 1939 and is situated on Bernstorffsvej. Gentofte Fire St ...
on
Bernstorffsvej
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in
Gentofte Municipality
Gentofte Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark (''Region Hovedstaden'') on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of , and has a total pop ...
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Greater Copenhagen
The urban area of Copenhagen (also known as Greater Copenhagen) ( or ), lying mostly in the Capital Region of Denmark but also in Region Zealand, consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County. In all, it ...
,
Denmark
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. It is operated by Beredskab Øst.
History
Gentofte Fire Department was founded on 17 May 1902 with volunteer personnel at six local fire stations (''sprøjtehuse'') in
Gentofte
Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...
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Ordrup
Ordrup is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located circa north of the city centre.
History
Ordrup was originally a small village which only consisted of eight farms and a forge. The area ...
,
Skovshovede,
Hellerup
Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...
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Jægersborg
Jægersborg is a suburban neighbourhood in Gentofte Municipality, some 12 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The whole area was from at least 1401 a royal estate known as Ibstrup (the earliest sources refer to it as Jepsto ...
and
Vangede
Vangede is a suburb 8 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. This area is primarily made up of one and two family houses and two and three story apartment buildings.
History
The first known references to the village is from 1346 when it is ...
. The fire station in Hellerup, which had more tall buildings, acquired a 26 ft ladder. One of the firemen, Søren Christensen, made two motorcycles available to the fire station in 1903.
In 1905, Gentofte Fire Department acquired its first motorized fire engine. A second fire engine, an Anglo Dane, was acquired in 1907.
A new central fire and police station was inaugurated at Hellerupvej 55 in 1909. A
Dennis fire engine was acquired in 1911, and professional fire fighters were engaged on part-time contracts. The fire station was expanded in 1919, and a new fire engine and a 25 m automatic ladder were also acquired.
A new fire station was inaugurated on 16 June 1939.
Artworks
At the entrance to the fire station is a relief by the artist Herlge Holmskov, entitled ''The Red Cock'' (''Denn Røde Hane''). The 4.5 m tall relief resembles a composition of flames of which the upper part forms the silhouette of a cock. It was unveiled on 17 May 1977 in connection with the 75-year anniversary of the fire department.
The tower is topped by a
weather vane
A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word ''vane'' comes from the Old English word , m ...
in copper by the artist
Jais Nielsens. It depicts a fireman fighting a fire while protected a woman.
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See also
* Copenhagen Fire Department
References
External links
Beredskab Øst
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Buildings and structures in Gentofte Municipality
Fire stations in Denmark
Fire stations completed in 1939
1939 establishments in Denmark