Klosteret is a

nightclub A nightclub or dance club is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a Bar (establishment), bar and discotheque (usually simply known as disco) with a dance floor, laser lighti ...

located at Hauser Plads 32 in

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. With an area of circa 2000 square meters, it is the largest night club in Denmark. Klosteret was opened as a night club in February 2015 by the members of the pop group Infernal,

Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish people, Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal (Danish band), Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ (media personali ...

and

Paw Lagermann Paw Karl Lagermann (born 30 July 1977 in Vanløse) is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer. Paw Lagermann has been a member of the Danish pop duo Infernal since 1997. He also has recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow Inf ...

. Infernal owned more than half the place. In the beginning of 2016, the place switched owners and is now called SGK by Fabio Klosteret 2.0.

History

The night club has got its name from the building, which is a 700-year-old

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. Through centuries, it has functioned as a

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, a

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( St. Gertrude's Hospital), a

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and a

warehouse A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the rural–urban fringe, out ...

. Before Klosteret was opened as a night club, it served as the

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Saint Gertruds Kloster (in 2013-2014: Gertruds Kælder), and during the years the place had several different owners. The restaurant was closed in January 2014 due to

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