Industrial Heritage Sites of Denmark refer to a list of 25 heritage sites in Denmark that was designated by the Danish Agency for Culture (Kulturarvsstyrelsen, now Kulturstyrelsen) in 2007. The list features Danish industrial buildings representing different eras, industries and geographical regions.
List
Name | Location | Year | Description | Image | Refs |
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Holmen | Copenhagen | 1790s | Former naval dockyard | Ref | |
Mølle River | North Zealand | c. 1140 | Small River in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen with many early industrial enterprises such as Brede Works and Rådvad | Ref | |
Frederiksværk | North Zealand | 1750 | Industrial town founded by Johan Frederik Classen in 1750 | Ref | |
Carlsberg | Copenhagen | 1840s | The Carlsberg Brewery's original brewery site founded by J. C. Jacobsen | Ref | |
TASSO/Albani Site | Odense | 1850s | The former site of an iron foundry founded in 1856 (Tasso) and a brewery founded in 1859 (Albani), featuring a combination of industrial buildings and workers' housing | Ref | |
Rud. Rasmussen | Copenhagen | 1876 | Still operating furniture manufactury established c. 1876 by Rudolf Rasmussen in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen | Ref | |
Holeby Sugar Factory | Lolland | 1874 | Former sugar factory in Holeby which operated from 1874 until 1959 | Ref | |
Hjedding Dairy | South Jutland | 1882 | Denmark's first cooperative dairy, founded in Hjedding near Varde in 1882 | Ref | |
Bornholm's quarries | Bornholm | Bornholm's granite, sandstone, coal and kaolinite quarries that are not found elsewhere in Denmark | Ref | ||
Grøns Pakhus | Copenhagen | 1863 | Denmark's first department store opened in Holmens Kanal by M. E. Grøn in 1863 | Ref | |
Copenhagen Waterworks | Copenhagen | 1859 | Denmark's first modern-style waterworks opened in 1859 | Ref | |
Esbjerg Docklands and lighthouse system | Esbjerg | Ref | |||
Copenhagen-Korsør Railway | Zealand | 1847 | Denmark's first railway opened in two stages in 1847 (Copenhagen–Roskilde) and 1856 (Roskilde–Korsør) | Ref | |
Brown and White Meat District | Copenhagen | 1879 | Copenhagen's meat district, first opened in 1879 (The Brown Meat District) and later expanded several times, including in 1932 (The White Meat District) | Ref | |
Cathrinesminde Brickworks | South Jutland | Brickyard with a ring oven from 1892 | Ref | ||
Aalborg Portland | Aalborg | Ref | |||
Danish Distillers | Aalborg | 1931 | Industrial complex built in 1931 to designs by Alfred Cock-Clausen | Ref | |
H. C. Ørsted Power Station | Copenhagen | 1920 | Denmark's first power station to use alternating current technology | Ref | |
The Five Sisters | Aarhus | 1927 | Silos | Ref | |
Danfoss | South Jutland | 1931 | Factory founded in 1931 by Mads Claussen | Ref | |
Håndværkerbyen | Copenhagen | 1931 | Post-World War II development for small companies in Valby | Ref | |
Lindø Dockyards and Munkebo | Odense | 1959 | Shipyard from 1859 and an associated housing district | Ref | |
Novozymes | Copenhagen | 1935 | Novo's first factory built in 1935–1969 to designs by Arne Jacobsen | Ref | |
Herning's textile industry | Central Jutland | Ref | |||
Coop Danmark | Copenhagen | 1963 | FDB's headquarters and warehouses in Albertslund | Ref |
See also
References
- "26 fantastiske industriminer" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2014-12-05.