Klosterstræde (
lit. "Priory Alley") is a street in the Old Town of
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. It runs from the site where
Amagertorv
Amagertorv () is a public square in the district of Indre By in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Today it forms part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, and is often described as the most central square in Copenhagen. Second only to Gammeltorv, it is ...
turns into Vimmelskaftet on the pedestrianized shopping street
Strøget
Strøget () is a pedestrian, car-free shopping area in Copenhagen, Denmark. This popular tourist attraction in the centre of town is one of the longest pedestrian shopping streets in Europe at 1.1 km. Located at the centre of the old city ...
in the south to
Skindergade
Skindergade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Running roughly parallel to Strøget, to which it is connected through Jorcks Passage, it extends for approximately 400 metres from Gammeltorv to Købmagergade.
History
Its name dates ba ...
in the north. A short street links Klosterstræde to the square
Gråbrødretorv to the east.
History
Klosterstræde has existed since the Middle Ages. Its name refers to the
Franciscan Friary which was located at the site from 1238. It was the most important Franciscan priory in Denmark but was destroyed during the
Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...
. Klosterstræde was hit hard by the
Copenhagen Fire of 1795
The Copenhagen Fire of 1795 (''Københavns brand 1795'') started on Friday, 5 June 1795, at or around 3 pm by the Navy's old base south east of Kongens Nytorv on Gammelholm, in the Navy's magazine for coal and timber, the so-called Dellehave. As t ...
.
Notable buildings and residents
Most of the buildings in the street date from the 18th century. No. 8, No. 16, No. 21, No. 22, No. 23 and No. 24 are
listed.
The building at the corner with Amagertorv was built for Kjøbenhavns Laane- og Discontobank in 1906 to design by
Axel Berg. Håndværkerbanken, another bank, took over the property in 1924.
Faraos Cigarer, a retailer and publisher specializing in cartoons, fantasy and role play, has a cartoon store at No. 22. A Fame Store is located around the corner at Skindergade 27.
See also
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Klosterstræde 16
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Klosterstræde 21
Klosterstræde 21 is a four-storey building in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has since its completion in 1817 been home to a glazier's business. The current owner, H. P. Plsem & Søn, which has been based in the building since 1938, ha ...
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Klosterstræde 24
References
External links
Klosterstræde at indenforvoldene.dk
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Streets in Copenhagen
Odonyms referring to a building
Odonyms referring to religion