Bispebjerg

District in Copenhagen, Denmark

Bispebjerg

District

Grundtvig's Church

Bispebjerg

Coordinates: 55°42′30″N 12°32′00″E﻿ / ﻿55.70833°N 12.53333°E﻿ / 55.70833; 12.53333Coordinates: 55°42′30″N 12°32′00″E﻿ / ﻿55.70833°N 12.53333°E﻿ / 55.70833; 12.53333
Country|  Denmark
City| Copenhagen
Area

• Metro

| 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population

(2014)

• District| 40,033
Time zone| UTC+1 (GMT)

Bispebjerg, more commonly referred to as Nordvest (English: North-West), is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located on the northern border of the municipality, it covers an area of 5.39 km² and a population of 40,033. More specifically, Bispebjerg refers to a smaller neighbourhood within the district, located on the Bispebjerg Hill from which it takes its name.

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Geography[edit]

Bispebjerg covers an area of 5.39 km² and has a population of 40,033, giving a population density of 7,389 per km². The district is bounded by Gentofte Municipality to the north, Østerbro and Nørrebro to the east and south-east, Frederiksberg to the south, Vanløse and Brønshøj-Husum to the west and Gladsaxe Municipality to the northwest.

## History[edit]

The name Bispebjerg is known from 1681 as Biszebierg.[1] A windmill was built in the area in 1808. Bispebjerg belonged to the civil parish of Brønshøj but in the 1890s, the City of Copenhagen acquired large pieces of land in the area with the intention of establishing a cemetery and a hospital in the grounds. Bispebjerg was together with the rest of Brønshøj merged with Copenhagen in 1901. Bispebjerg Cemetery opened in 1903 and Bispebjerg Hospital was built between 1908 and 1913.

The district was generally built over with a combination of residential neighbourhoods and industry in the 1920s and 1930s. Grundtvig's Church was built between 1921 and 1940.

## See also[edit]

* Bispebjerg station
* Bispebjerg Hospital

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bispebjerg" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2014-07-30.

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Districts of Copenhagen

* Amager Vest
* Amager Øst
* Bispebjerg
* Brønshøj-Husum
* Indre By
* Nørrebro
* Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
* Valby
* Vanløse
* Østerbro

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See also: Urban area of Copenhagen

Official districts|

* Amager Vest
* Amager Øst
* Bispebjerg
* Brønshøj-Husum
* Indre By
* Nørrebro
* Østerbro
* Valby
* Vanløse
* Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave

Notable localities
and neighbourhoods|

* Indre By
* Bellahøj
* Carlsberg
* Christiania
* Christianshavn
* Frederiksberg
* Frederiksstaden
* Holmen
* Islands Brygge
* Kongens Nytorv
* Nyboder
* Nyhavn
* Slotsholmen

Parks and open spaces|

* Amager Strandpark
* Assistens Cemetery
* Frederiksberg Gardens
* Kastellet
* Kongens Have
* Superkilen

Churches|

* St. Alban's
* Alexander Nevsky Church
* St. Andrew's
* Anna Church
* St. Ansgar's Cathedral
* St. Augustine's
* Bernstorff Palace
* Bethlehem Church
* Brorson's Church
* Christian's Church
* Christ Church
* Elijah's Church
* Frederik's Church
* Frederiksberg Church
* Godthaab Church
* Grundtvig's Church
* Gustaf Church
* Hans Tausen's Church
* Holmen Church
* Holy Ghost Church
* Immanuel Church
* Isaiah Church
* St. James's
* Jerusalem's Church
* Jesus Church
* St. John's Church
* Kildevæld Church
* St. Luke's Church
* Mariendal Church
* St. Mark's
* St. Matthew's
* Nathanael's Church
* St. Paul's
* St. Peter's
* Philip's Church
* Reformed Church
* Church of Our Saviour
* Simon Peter's Church
* Solbjerg Church
* Sundby Church
* Trinitatis Church
* Zion's Church

Museums|

* Cisternerne
* Amber Museum
* Danish Design Centre
* Danish Museum of Art & Design
* Danish Revue Museum
* Fotografisk Center
* University of Copenhagen Geological Museum
* Hirschsprung Collection
* Jewish Museum
* Kastrupgård
* Kunsthal Charlottenborg
* Medical Museion
* Museum of Copenhagen
* National Museum of Denmark
* National Museum of Photography
* Natural History Museum of Denmark
* North Atlantic House
* Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
* Police Museum
* Revue Museum
* Royal Danish Naval Museum
* National Gallery of Denmark
* Storm P. Museum
* Tycho Brahe Planetarium
* War Museum

Landmarks|

* Amalienborg
* Børsen
* Charlottenborg Palace
* Christiansborg Palace
* Copenhagen City Hall
* Harbour Baths
* Fortifications
* Frederiksberg Palace
* Hotel Astoria
* Kongens Nytorv
* Lakes
* Langelinie
* The Little Mermaid
* Medicon Valley
* Nørreport Station
* Opera House
* Øresund Bridge
* Palace Hotel
* Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
* Rosenborg Castle
* Royal Danish Playhouse
* Royal Library
* Tivoli Gardens

Politics and administration|

* Capital Region
* Copenhagen Municipality
* Lord mayors of Copenhagen
* Frederiksberg Municipality

Education|

* Copenhagen Business School
* Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
* Technical University of Denmark
* University of Copenhagen
* UCC

Transport|

* Copenhagen Airport
* Copenhagen Central Station
* Copenhagen Metro
* S-train
* Cycling (Super Bikeways)

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