Rosenborg Brøndanstalt was a

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and

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factory located in

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. Rosenborg Brøndanstalt was founded on 23 March 1831 at the initiative of

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, medical doctor

Ole Bang Ole Bang (27 July 1788 – 12 October 1877) was a Denmark, Danish medical doctor and professor at the University of Copenhagen. He was a co-founder of Rosenborg Brøndanstalt. He was the paternal grandfather of author Herman Bang. Early life and ...

, and

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to provide the citizens of Copenhagen with an alternative to visiting spas abroad. First Frederik VI and later

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contributed to the project by donating a strip of

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along Gothersgade. The buildings were built to a design by royal building inspector

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in 1833.

History

The idea for Rosenborg Brøndanstalt was conceived by professor

. For some time, he had been interested in mineral water's medicinal properties. He raised the issue on the board of Tysernsten Sea Baths which had been established at Rysensten Bastion in 1724, The idea was met with support, both from the other board members and among the shareholders. In 1831, the board of directors handed in a formal application to establish the production of artificial mineral water in Copenhagen. Bang signed the application,

Theodor Suhr Johannes Theodor(us) Suhr family, Suhr (2 April 1792 – 10 November 1858) was a Danish merchant and industrialist. He owned the Suhr House at Gammeltorv in Copenhagen as well as Sølyst north of the city and was the founder of the foundation Den ...

, c. M. Lütken and

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. The enterprise was initially created as a subsidy of Rysensten Sea Baths with the same statutes and board. The intention was to construct it on the same site. Still, Tuxen managed to persuade Frederick VI to contribute to the project with a strip of Rosenborg Garden in

. The young chemical engineer E. A. Nørgaard was engaged as chief technical officer. He made a study trip to Berzelius’ installation in Stockholm. The technical equipment was ordered from the College of Advanced Technology's workshop. The buildings were built to a design by royal building inspector

in 1833. The popularity of the institution peaked in the 1880s. The

attracted some 700 guests a year, while the mineral water factory produced two to three million quarter bottles a year which were sold through pharmacies across the country. The product range included mineral water, limonade and tonic water. In 1929, Rosenborg Brøndanstalt acquired the mineral water factory Sødring & Co. in

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. The two companies' activities were moved to a new factory at Bispevej 25 in

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the same year. The company was in 1950 headed by Svend Sørensen (1908–). Board members were professor Carl Faurholt (1890–), director L. Tholstrup (1896–) and lawyer J. C. Bang (1913–).

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