Valby
Encyclopedia
is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality
, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotment
s, as well as remains of the old Valby village around which the district has formed, intermingled with past and present industrial sites.
Valby Hill marks the boundary between Valby and the — more central and more urban — neighbouring Vesterbro district. The expression "west of Valby Hill" is in Danish often used as a metonym for "the provinces" or "outside Copenhagen". Separated from the rest of Copenhagen by Vestre Cemetery
, Denmark's largest cemetery, towards Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
and Søndermarken
-Frederiksberg Gardens
towards Frederiksberg
, the Carlsberg brewery site
, and areas of low density, Valby retains a certain air of 'independence', or isolation, even today. With the progressing redevelopment of the Carlsberg area into a new lively, high-density neighbourhood, this is likely to change. Other former industrial sites are also under redevelopment and Valby is today one of the districts in Copenhagen with the fastest growing population.
and Vesterbro to the east, Frederiksberg
to the north, Vanløse
to the north-east and Hvidovre Municipality to the west, while Kalvebod Beach, the shallow-watered area just south of Copenhagen Harbour, separates it from the island of Amager
to the south.
The most distinctive geographical features of the district are Valby Hill in its north-eastern corner and Harrestrup Å which marks its western boundary. Valby also borders on Damhus Lake in its extreme north-western corner.
both villages came under Utterslev, a Crown estate which included most of the area around Havn, the small market town which later became Copenhagen.
In 1167, Valdemar I
granted both Havn and the Utterslev estate to the Bishop's Seat of Roskilde
but in 1417 the villages came under the Crown once again when King Eric VII
made Copenhagen a royal possession.
, Valby was faced with almost complete destruction (1658–60), leading to deep poverty for the communities.
In 1682, Valby had 13 farms and 25 houses with no more land than a modest garden. The produce from this intensely cultivated area was, in fierce competition with the Amager farmers
, sold on the market at Amagertorv
in Copenhagen
, where King Christian IV
had granted the Valby farmers trading privileges.
At the time, the Valby community did not have its own church but instead, since 1628, belonged to Hvidovre Parish. In 1675, Hvidovre Church was extended with a Valby nave, both to bring symmetry into the design and to accommodate a wish among the citizens of Valby not to mingle with the Hvidovre farmers.
was taken through Valby and an inn opened. The first holder of the license was Hans Pedersen Bladt, a skillful merchant who was elected mayor of Copenhagen in 1675.
Valby also profited from the proximity of Frederiksberg Palace
which was constructed from 1699 to 1703 atop Valby Hill as a new summer residence for King Frederick IV
. The royal presence in the area brought along more activity in the village. It is said that Queen Marie Sophie
, consort of King Frederick VI
, often rode through Valby, handing out candy to the children.
In 1721, the king granted the community new trading privileges and a Rytterskole
, a precursor of the Danish public school, was built the following year. Valby became particularly associated with raising poultry which the Valby women sold beside the Caritas Well on Gammeltorv
in Copenhagen. The trade took place on Wednesdays and Saturndays, which were market days, until 1857.
across Valby Hill, with the effect that it passed Valby by to the detriment of the inn and other businesses.
Instead Valby began to develop into an area where members of the bourgoisie took up summer residency, a practice which spread from adjoing Frederiksberg. One of the first to arrive in Valby proper was the actor James Price who spent his first summer there in 1795, shortly after his arrival in Denmark. He was followed by other members of the bourgoisie.
When the first railway out of Copenhagen opened in 1847, a 30 km rail line to Roskilde, it had an intermediate station slightly east of where Valby station
lies today. The station was originally meant to serve mostly leisure trips to nearby Frederiksberg; it had a booming traffic in the railway's first years, which however dwindled as the novelty wore off. The station was closed in 1864 when the second main station in Copenhagen opened and the railway was rerouted through Frederiksberg station instead.
, J. C. Jacobsen's son, opened his own brewery at a neighbouring site after a controversy with his father. Over the following decades both breweries grew and were later merged.
Carl Jacobsen also became the driving force behind Valby's first church, the large Jesus Church
, which he financed with money he inherited from his father. The new church was consecrated on 15 November 1891
but it remained under Hvidovre Parish for another decade.
and became increasingly urbanized, with both new residential areas and industry. Ole Olsen
established the Nordisk Film
film studios in 1906. The following year the Danish Cotton Factories
opened their Valby Spinning Mill
in central Valby. Other companies established in the area early in the century were Carl Aller
's Aller Press and C.F. Rich & Sønner, a manufacturer of coffee substitute
s. F L Smidth & Co
relocated its activities to a huge site in central Valby in 1956.
The centre of modern day Valby is the area around Toftegårds Plads which was refurbished in 2011. New facilities on the square include ball cages, a climbing wall
made out of glass and a mobile stage. Valby Cultural Centre, Valby station
and Spinderiet
shopping centre are all located next to the square, the latter with direct access to the station platforms. Two major arteries connect to the square. Vigerslev Allé extends west along the railway tracks from Enghavevej, at the border between Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave
, and passes Toftegårds Plads before turning into Allingevej at the intersection with Hvidovrevej further west. Gammel Køge Landevej extends south and forms part of the secondary route 151.
Located off Gammel Køge Landevej, Valby Sports Park
contains a multi-purpose stadium
which is mainly used for football. A new aquatics centre is currently under construction and will open in February 2+12.
The major green spaces in the district are Valby Park, the largest park in Copenhagen, and Vigerslev Park which runs along Harrestrup Å and the western boundary of the district, from Gammel Køge Landevej in the south to Roskildevej at Damhus Lake with Damhus Meadow in the north. The Carlsberg area also contains two historic gardens one of which is now open to the public.
s. Valby station
is centrally located nexct to Toftegårds Plads. It is located where the Tåstrup
and Frederikssund
radials diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to the Frederikssund S-trains. Langgade station
near Valby's eastern border with Kongens Enghave
is also located on the Frederikssund line.
Ny Ellebjerg station
is also becoming a major hub which serves as an interchange station between the Køge radial
and the ring line
which connects the station to Hellerup station
north of Copenhagen through the suburbs. Danshøj station
serves mainly as an interchange station between B trains
(on the Tåstrup radial) and F trains
on the ring line. Other stations in Valby serving the ring line are Ålholm station
and Vigerslev Allé station
.
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...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality
Copenhagen municipality
Copenhagen Municipality is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city....
, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotment
Allotment (gardening)
An allotment garden, often called simply an allotment, is a plot of land made available for individual, non-professional gardening. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundreds of land parcels that are assigned to individuals or families...
s, as well as remains of the old Valby village around which the district has formed, intermingled with past and present industrial sites.
Valby Hill marks the boundary between Valby and the — more central and more urban — neighbouring Vesterbro district. The expression "west of Valby Hill" is in Danish often used as a metonym for "the provinces" or "outside Copenhagen". Separated from the rest of Copenhagen by Vestre Cemetery
Vestre Cemetery
Vestre Cemetery is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark.Beautifully landscaped, it also serves as an important open space,...
, Denmark's largest cemetery, towards Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The district has an area of 8.22 km² and a population of 53,351.* Vesterbro* Kongens Enghave...
and Søndermarken
Søndermarken
Søndermarken is a park in Frederiksberg on the border to Valby and the Carlsberg area in Copenhagen, Denmark. It shares much of its history with Frederiksberg Park from which it is separated only by Roskildevej...
-Frederiksberg Gardens
Frederiksberg Park
Frederiksberg Park is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhagen...
towards Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, the Carlsberg brewery site
Carlsberg (district)
Carlsberg is an area straddling the border of Valby and Vesterbro districts in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 33 hectares and is the former industrial site of the Carlsberg Breweries, which decommissioned their Valby brewery at the end of 2008, concentrating their production of...
, and areas of low density, Valby retains a certain air of 'independence', or isolation, even today. With the progressing redevelopment of the Carlsberg area into a new lively, high-density neighbourhood, this is likely to change. Other former industrial sites are also under redevelopment and Valby is today one of the districts in Copenhagen with the fastest growing population.
Geography
Valby covers an area of 9.23 km² and has a population of 46,161, giving a population density of 5,002 per km². The district is bounded by Kongens EnghaveKongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave , also known as Sydhavnen , is a district in southern Copenhagen. The area has historically been one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by social problems as well as industry along the harbour-front.Since the turn...
and Vesterbro to the east, Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
to the north, Vanløse
Vanløse
Vanløse is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the western border of the municipality. Vanløse covers an area of 6.69 km², and has a population of 36,115, making Vanløse the smallest district of Copenhagen, by population....
to the north-east and Hvidovre Municipality to the west, while Kalvebod Beach, the shallow-watered area just south of Copenhagen Harbour, separates it from the island of Amager
Amager
Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is partly situated on Amager, which is connected to the much larger island of Zealand by five bridges.-History:...
to the south.
The most distinctive geographical features of the district are Valby Hill in its north-eastern corner and Harrestrup Å which marks its western boundary. Valby also borders on Damhus Lake in its extreme north-western corner.
Origins
The Danshøj tumulus, along with many other archeological finds in the area, provides evidence that the Valby area has been inhabited since ancient times. Modern Valby has developed around the two villages of Valby and Vigerslev. The first recorded mention of the name Valby is from 1186, as Walbu, but the history of both settlements probably goes back considerably longer. Valby means "village/house on the plain". In the early Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
both villages came under Utterslev, a Crown estate which included most of the area around Havn, the small market town which later became Copenhagen.
In 1167, Valdemar I
Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I of Denmark , also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182.-Biography:...
granted both Havn and the Utterslev estate to the Bishop's Seat of Roskilde
Diocese of Roskilde (Roman-Catholic)
The Roman-Catholic Diocese of Roskilde was a diocese within the Roman-Catholic Church which was established in Denmark some time before 1022....
but in 1417 the villages came under the Crown once again when King Eric VII
Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
made Copenhagen a royal possession.
16th and 17th century: hard times
Both during the civil war leading up to the Reformation (1533–1536) and during the Assault on Copenhagen in the Second Northern WarSecond Northern War
The Second Northern War was fought between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Russia , Brandenburg-Prussia , the Habsburg Monarchy and Denmark–Norway...
, Valby was faced with almost complete destruction (1658–60), leading to deep poverty for the communities.
In 1682, Valby had 13 farms and 25 houses with no more land than a modest garden. The produce from this intensely cultivated area was, in fierce competition with the Amager farmers
Amager
Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is partly situated on Amager, which is connected to the much larger island of Zealand by five bridges.-History:...
, sold on the market at Amagertorv
Amagertorv
Amagertorv , today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen, Denmark...
in Copenhagen
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...
, where King Christian IV
Christian IV of Denmark
Christian IV was the king of Denmark-Norway from 1588 until his death. With a reign of more than 59 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch of Denmark, and he is frequently remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects...
had granted the Valby farmers trading privileges.
At the time, the Valby community did not have its own church but instead, since 1628, belonged to Hvidovre Parish. In 1675, Hvidovre Church was extended with a Valby nave, both to bring symmetry into the design and to accommodate a wish among the citizens of Valby not to mingle with the Hvidovre farmers.
18th century: better times
In the 17th century, the road to RoskildeRoskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
was taken through Valby and an inn opened. The first holder of the license was Hans Pedersen Bladt, a skillful merchant who was elected mayor of Copenhagen in 1675.
Valby also profited from the proximity of Frederiksberg Palace
Frederiksberg Palace
Frederiksberg Palace is a Baroque residence, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, adjacent to the Copenhagen Zoo. It commands an impressive view over Frederiksberg Park, originally designed as a palace garden in the Baroque style...
which was constructed from 1699 to 1703 atop Valby Hill as a new summer residence for King Frederick IV
Frederick IV of Denmark
Frederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:...
. The royal presence in the area brought along more activity in the village. It is said that Queen Marie Sophie
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
thumb|Queen Marie Sophie portrayed by [[Cornelius Høyer]] Marie Sophie Frederikke of Hesse-Kassel was Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. She also served as Regent of Denmark in 1814–1815.-Background:...
, consort of King Frederick VI
Frederick VI of Denmark
Frederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...
, often rode through Valby, handing out candy to the children.
In 1721, the king granted the community new trading privileges and a Rytterskole
Rytterskoler
The Rytterskoler were 241 schools erected in Denmark in the years 1721-1727 for the education of common children. The schools were located in the 12 cavalry districts erected in 1715-1718 during the Great Nordic War , from which the schools got their name...
, a precursor of the Danish public school, was built the following year. Valby became particularly associated with raising poultry which the Valby women sold beside the Caritas Well on Gammeltorv
Gammeltorv
Gammeltorv is the oldest square in Copenhagen, Denmark. With adjoining Nytorv it forms a common space along the Strøget pedestrian zone. While the square dates back to the foundation of the city in the 12th century, most of its buildings were constructed after the Great Fire of 1795 in...
in Copenhagen. The trade took place on Wednesdays and Saturndays, which were market days, until 1857.
Leisure destination and the first station
In 1776, the road to Roskilde was given a new course, a direct continuation of VesterbrogadeVesterbrogade
Vesterbrogade is the main shopping street of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends west for 1.5 km from the Rådhuspladsen along the municipal border with Frederiksberg to Pile Allé where it turns into Roskildevej...
across Valby Hill, with the effect that it passed Valby by to the detriment of the inn and other businesses.
Instead Valby began to develop into an area where members of the bourgoisie took up summer residency, a practice which spread from adjoing Frederiksberg. One of the first to arrive in Valby proper was the actor James Price who spent his first summer there in 1795, shortly after his arrival in Denmark. He was followed by other members of the bourgoisie.
When the first railway out of Copenhagen opened in 1847, a 30 km rail line to Roskilde, it had an intermediate station slightly east of where Valby station
Valby station
Valby station is a railway station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to...
lies today. The station was originally meant to serve mostly leisure trips to nearby Frederiksberg; it had a booming traffic in the railway's first years, which however dwindled as the novelty wore off. The station was closed in 1864 when the second main station in Copenhagen opened and the railway was rerouted through Frederiksberg station instead.
Carlsberg arrives
During the construction of the new railway, when the tracks were dug through Valby Hill, a natural spring was discovered. This attracted the brew master J. C. Jacobsen to the site and he founded his Carlsberg Brewery in 1847 on the eastern slopes of the hill. In 1882, Carl JacobsenCarl Jacobsen
Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist, the son of J. C. Jacobsen, who founded the brewery Carlsberg and named it after him.-Career:...
, J. C. Jacobsen's son, opened his own brewery at a neighbouring site after a controversy with his father. Over the following decades both breweries grew and were later merged.
Carl Jacobsen also became the driving force behind Valby's first church, the large Jesus Church
Jesus Church, Valby
The Jesus Church is a church in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark, commissioned by second-generation Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen and designed by Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup. Noted for its extensive ornamentation and artwork, it is considered to be one of the country's most...
, which he financed with money he inherited from his father. The new church was consecrated on 15 November 1891
1891 in Denmark
-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* April 7 – Ole Kirk Christiansen,entrepreneur and businessman, inventor of Lego * October 1 – Svend Methling, actor -Deaths:...
but it remained under Hvidovre Parish for another decade.
20th century
In 1901, the Valby area was transferred to Copenhagen MunicipalityCopenhagen municipality
Copenhagen Municipality is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city....
and became increasingly urbanized, with both new residential areas and industry. Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen (filmmaker)
Ole Olsen was a Danish film producer and the 1906 founder of Nordisk Film.Olsen was born in Tangemose, Denmark.- External links :...
established the Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film , established in Denmark in 1906 by Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen, is the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world. Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film Kompagni...
film studios in 1906. The following year the Danish Cotton Factories
De Danske Bomuldsspinderier
De Danske Bomuldsspinderier is a defunct Danish company which operated textile mills in Vejle, Jutland, and Valby, Copenhagen. Production stopped in 2000 and both production sites have since been redevelopped.-History:...
opened their Valby Spinning Mill
Spinderiet (Copenhagen)
Spinderiet is a shopping centre located next to Valby station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Inaugurated in 2008, it incorporates the converted buildings of a cotton mill from 1907...
in central Valby. Other companies established in the area early in the century were Carl Aller
Carl Aller
Carl Julius Aller was a Danish publisher of the late 19th and early 20th century and founder of Aller Media, the largest publisher of weekly magazines in the Nordic Countries and still controlled by the Aller family....
's Aller Press and C.F. Rich & Sønner, a manufacturer of coffee substitute
Coffee substitute
Coffee substitutes are non-coffee products, usually without caffeine, that are used to imitate coffee. Coffee substitutes can be used for medical, economic and religious reasons, or simply because coffee is not readily available. Roasted grain beverages are common substitutes for coffee.In World...
s. F L Smidth & Co
FLSmidth
FLSmidth & Co. A/S is a global engineering company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Employing about 11,300 people worldwide, it provides the global cement and mineral industries with plants, machinery, services and know-how. FLSmidth is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and has offices in more...
relocated its activities to a huge site in central Valby in 1956.
Valby today
The remains of Old Valby are located in the northern part of the district on Valby Langgade, the old road to Roskilde, which today extends from Carlsberg, as the continuation of Pile Allé, and runs west along the municipal border with Frederiksberg until it finally joins the new Roskildevej at Damhus Lake.The centre of modern day Valby is the area around Toftegårds Plads which was refurbished in 2011. New facilities on the square include ball cages, a climbing wall
Climbing wall
A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, usually used for indoor climbing, but sometimes located outdoors as well. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most often used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled...
made out of glass and a mobile stage. Valby Cultural Centre, Valby station
Valby station
Valby station is a railway station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to...
and Spinderiet
Spinderiet (Copenhagen)
Spinderiet is a shopping centre located next to Valby station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Inaugurated in 2008, it incorporates the converted buildings of a cotton mill from 1907...
shopping centre are all located next to the square, the latter with direct access to the station platforms. Two major arteries connect to the square. Vigerslev Allé extends west along the railway tracks from Enghavevej, at the border between Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave , also known as Sydhavnen , is a district in southern Copenhagen. The area has historically been one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by social problems as well as industry along the harbour-front.Since the turn...
, and passes Toftegårds Plads before turning into Allingevej at the intersection with Hvidovrevej further west. Gammel Køge Landevej extends south and forms part of the secondary route 151.
Located off Gammel Køge Landevej, Valby Sports Park
Valby Idrætspark
Valby Idrætspark is a multi-purpose stadium in the district of Valby, in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Boldklubben Frem. Valby Idrætspark has hosted a total of nine Danish FA-recognized internationals.In 2006 the Copenhagen...
contains a multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
which is mainly used for football. A new aquatics centre is currently under construction and will open in February 2+12.
The major green spaces in the district are Valby Park, the largest park in Copenhagen, and Vigerslev Park which runs along Harrestrup Å and the western boundary of the district, from Gammel Køge Landevej in the south to Roskildevej at Damhus Lake with Damhus Meadow in the north. The Carlsberg area also contains two historic gardens one of which is now open to the public.
Future development
Some major plans for the Valby district include:- CarlsbergCarlsberg (district)Carlsberg is an area straddling the border of Valby and Vesterbro districts in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 33 hectares and is the former industrial site of the Carlsberg Breweries, which decommissioned their Valby brewery at the end of 2008, concentrating their production of...
: A masterplan for the redevelopment fo the Carlsberg area has been made by the architectural firm EntasisEntasis (company)Entasis is an award-winning Danish architecture firm based in Copenhagen. It takens its name from the Greek word for tension.-History:Entasis was founded by Christian and Signe Cold in 1996...
. - Grøntorvet: There are plans to redevelop Grøntorvet, Copenhagen's vegetable wholesale market, following a move of the current market activities to the new and larger Copenhagen Markets in Høje Taastrup in 2013. After that there are plans to redevelop the 30 ha area into a new dense neighbourhood. Juul & Frost and Dorte Mandrup ArchitectsDorte MandrupDorte Mandrup-Poulsen is a Danish architect, founder and owner of the architectural practice Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter which is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Biography:...
have made a masterplan for the area. A pamphlet about the plans can be seen here. - Harrestrup å: Copenhagen Municipality, in collaboration with some of the neighbouring municipalities, have launched a project for the ecological restorationRestoration ecology-Definition:Restoration ecology is the scientific study and practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action, within a short time frame...
of the natural environment of Harrestrup Å and the creation of a sandy sandy beach along Valby's shoreline at Valbyparken. It is expected to cost more than DKK 500,000,000, making it the most expensive such restoration project in Denmark. - Infrastructure: A new lightrail line through Valby is currently under consideration. Atkins gas was commissioned to make a preliminary report which was published in 2011. The proposal involves a line from Enghave Plads through the Carlsberg and along Valby Langgade to Hvidovre HospitalHvidovre HospitalHvidovre Hospital is a hospital located in Hvidovre near Copenhagen in Denmark. It is administered by the Capital Region of Denmark.The hospital was built from 1968 to 1979 and was officially opened on March 26, 1976...
. A pamphlet about the project can be found here (in Danish).
Transport
S-trains
Valby is well served by S-trainS-Train
The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
s. Valby station
Valby station
Valby station is a railway station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to...
is centrally located nexct to Toftegårds Plads. It is located where the Tåstrup
Vestbanen (S-tog)
One of the six S-train radial lines in Copenhagen runs along the long-distance tracks on Vestbanen and provides local train service on its inner parts. The S-trains end at Høje Taastrup about 20 km west of the city center.-Stations:-Service patterns:The principal service is B which stops at...
and Frederikssund
Frederikssundbanen
Frederikssundbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center with a number of Northwestern suburbs and other townships until Frederikssund on the Western coast of the Nordsjælland peninsula....
radials diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to the Frederikssund S-trains. Langgade station
Langgade station
Langgade station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark....
near Valby's eastern border with Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave , also known as Sydhavnen , is a district in southern Copenhagen. The area has historically been one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by social problems as well as industry along the harbour-front.Since the turn...
is also located on the Frederikssund line.
Ny Ellebjerg station
Ny Ellebjerg station
Ny Ellebjerg station is a station on the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves as an interchange station between the Køge radial and the ring line....
is also becoming a major hub which serves as an interchange station between the Køge radial
Køgebugtbanen
Køgebugtbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen; it connects the city center to communities along Køge Bugt and terminates in the city of Køge about 35 km southwest of central Copenhagen.- Stations :...
and the ring line
Ringbanen
Ringbanen is an S-train line in Copenhagen. It runs roughly semicircularly around the central part of Copenhagen and connects the S-train radials about 5 km out....
which connects the station to Hellerup station
Hellerup Station
Hellerup Station is a railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark, serviced by S-trains on the B, C, E, and F services, and by Kystbanen regional trains. The station was designed by V.C.H. Wolf and opened on 22 July 1863, simultaneous with the start of service on the Klampenborg line....
north of Copenhagen through the suburbs. Danshøj station
Danshøj station
Danshøj station is an S-train station on Vestbanen and Ringbanen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened on 8 January 2005, it serves mainly as an interchange station between B and F....
serves mainly as an interchange station between B trains
B (S-train)
B is a service on the S-train network in Copenhagen. It runs between Høje Taastrup and Holte and provides stopping services on the S-train system's Tåstrup radial and the inner part of the Hillerød radial....
(on the Tåstrup radial) and F trains
F (S-train)
F is the service designation for trains on the ring line of Copenhagen's S-train network. It runs from about 05:00 to 01:00 from Ny Ellebjerg to Hellerup...
on the ring line. Other stations in Valby serving the ring line are Ålholm station
Ålholm station
Ålholm station is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark serviced by the ring line....
and Vigerslev Allé station
Vigerslev Allé station
Vigerslev Allé station is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark servicing the ring line....
.