Vangede is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

8 km north of central

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. 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 referred to as ''Wangwethæ''.

Landmarks

Munkegaard School was completed in 1953 to a design by

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...

. Vangede Church is from 1974 and was designed by

Johan Otto von Spreckelsen Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (4 May 1929 – 16 March 1987) was a Danish architect, best known for designing the Grande Arche of La Défense in Puteaux, near Paris. He directed the creation of several modern churches in Denmark. Life He was born ...

, who would later also design the

Grande Arche La Grande Arche de la Défense (; "The Great Arch of the Defense"), originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité (; "Fraternity"), is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west ...

in Paris.

Vangede Battery Vangede Battery ( Danish: Vangede Batteri), located in Vangede, Gentofte Municipality, is a former military structure and current park in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. History Vangede Battery was constructed in 1888 as part of Cope ...

has been converted into a park.

Transport

Vangede has three

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-stations, , and , all three of them are located on the Farum radial. Vangede is served by both the A and H trains while Dyssegård is only served by A trains. Some would consider Dyssegård being located in Dyssegård and not in Vangede.

Cultural references

The author

Dan Turèll Dan Turèll (March 19, 1946 – October 15, 1993), affectionately nicknamed " Danny" (English: ''Uncle Danny''), was a popular Danish writer with notable influence on Danish literature. His work crossed a number of genres including autobiography ...

grew up in the neighbourhood and has portrayed it in his book ''Vangede billeder''.

Notable people

Peer Hultberg Peer Hultberg (8 November 1935 – 20 December 2007) was a Danish author and psychoanalyst. Peer Hultberg was born in Vangede northwest of Copenhagen and lived in Horsens and Viborg during his child and teenage years. From 1953 he studied ...

(1935 in Vangede – 2007) a Danish author and psychoanalyst *

(1946 in Vangede – 1993), affectionately nicknamed "''Onkel Danny''" (Uncle Danny), was a popular Danish writer *

Povl Erik Carstensen Povl Erik Carstensen (born 8 June 1960http://m.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=3638 in Vangede) is a Danish comedian, actor and jazz double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or si ...

(born 1960 in Vangede) a Danish comedian, actor and jazz double bassist IMDb Database
retrieved 20 April 2020

References

External links

Neighbourhoods in Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Gentofte Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub