List of Industrial Heritage Sites of Denmark

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.[1] The list features Danish industrial buildings representing different eras, industries and geographical regions.

List

Name Location Year Description Image Refs
HolmenCopenhagen1790s Former naval dockyardRef
Mølle RiverNorth Zealandc. 1140Small River in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen with many early industrial enterprises such as Brede Works and RådvadRef
FrederiksværkNorth Zealand1750Industrial town founded by Johan Frederik Classen in 1750Ref
CarlsbergCopenhagen1840s The Carlsberg Brewery's original brewery site founded by J. C. JacobsenRef
TASSO/Albani SiteOdense1850sThe former site of an iron foundry founded in 1856 (Rasso) and a brewery founded in 1859 (Albani), featuring a combination of industrial buildings and workers' housingRef
Rud. RasmussenCopenhagen1876Still operating furniture manufactury established c. 1876 by Rudolf Rasmussen in the Nørrebro district of CopenhagenRef
Holeby Sugar FactoryLolland1874Former sugar factory in Holeby which operated from 1874 until 1959Ref
Hjedding DairySouth Jutland1882Denmark's first cooperative dairy, founded in Hjedding near Varde in 1882Ref
Bornholm's quarriesBornholm Bornholm's granite, sandstone, coal and kaolinite quarries that are not found elsewhere in DenmarkRef
Grøns PakhusCopenhagen1863 Denmark's first department store opened in Holmens Kanal by M. E. Grøn in 1863Ref
Copenhagen WaterworksCopenhagen1859Denmark's first modern-style waterworks opened in 1859Ref
Esbjerg Docklands and lighthouse systemEsbjergRef
Copenhagen-Korsør RailwayZealand1847Denmark's first railway opened in two stages in 1847 (CopenhagenRoskilde) and 1856 (RoskildeKorsør)Ref
Brown and White Meat DistrictCopenhagen1879Copenhagen'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 BrickyardSouth JutlandBrickyard with a ring oven from 1892Ref
Aalborg PortlandAalborgRef
Danish DistillersAalborg1931Industrial complex built in 1931 to designs by Alfred Cock-ClausenRef
H. C. Ørsted Power StationCopenhagen1920Denmark's first power station to use alternating current technologyRef
The Five SistersAarhus1927SilosRef
DanfossSouth Jutland1931Factory founded in 1931 by Mads ClaussenRef
HåndværkerbyenCopenhagen1931Post-World War II development for small companies in ValbyRef
Lindø Dockyards and MunkeboOdense1959Shipyard from 1859 and an associated housing districtRef
NovozymesCopenhagen1935Novo's first factory built in 1935-1969 to designs by Arne JacobsenRef
Herning's textile industryCentral JutlandRef
Coop DanmarkCopenhagen1963FDB's headquarters and warehouses in AlbertslundRef

References

  1. "26 fantastiske industriminer" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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