Refshaleøen, Copenhagen
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Refshaleøen is an island in Copenhagen
's harbor, which until 1996 housed the shipyard Burmeister & Wain
. At its height, the shipyard employed 8,000 employees, and so appears as an icon of Danish industrial history.
A portion of the island is reclaimed in the 1870s when the port's waterways were made deeper. Site surface area is approx. 500,000 sqm. Since the shipyard's bankruptcy in 1996, the area has undergone significant changes since the many shipyard workers today have been replaced with a mixture of creative entrepreneurs, small craft, flea markets, storage facilities and cultural and recreational uses. Since April 2011 there are again both at the old shipyard. Copenhagen Yacht Services has opened the first Danish Yacht garage on the island - an indoor Marina for motorboats on the American model.
operates on Refshaleøen.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
's harbor, which until 1996 housed the shipyard Burmeister & Wain
Burmeister & Wain
Burmeister & Wain was a large established Danish shipyard and leading diesel engine producer headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by two Danes and an Englishman, its earliest roots stretch back to 1846. Over its 150-year history, it grew successfully into a strong company through the end...
. At its height, the shipyard employed 8,000 employees, and so appears as an icon of Danish industrial history.
A portion of the island is reclaimed in the 1870s when the port's waterways were made deeper. Site surface area is approx. 500,000 sqm. Since the shipyard's bankruptcy in 1996, the area has undergone significant changes since the many shipyard workers today have been replaced with a mixture of creative entrepreneurs, small craft, flea markets, storage facilities and cultural and recreational uses. Since April 2011 there are again both at the old shipyard. Copenhagen Yacht Services has opened the first Danish Yacht garage on the island - an indoor Marina for motorboats on the American model.
Copenhagen Suborbotals
The private spaceflight company Copenhagen SuborbitalsCopenhagen Suborbitals
Copenhagen Suborbitals is a non-profit organization working towards suborbital manned spaceflight. Founded in 2008 by Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen the project has accomplished a successful sea launch of a test hybrid rocket, carrying a full scale human model...
operates on Refshaleøen.
See also
- Trekroner FortTrekroner FortTrekroner Søfort is a fortification at the entrance to the Copenhagen harbour. It was part of Copenhagen's fortifications....
- PrøvestenenPrøvestenenPrøvestenen is a large artificial island on which there is a fort, whose mission was originally to protect the entrance to Copenhagen.-External links:**...