Vestre Prison

Prison in Copenhagen, Denmark

Vestre Prison

Location| Copenhagen
Security class| Internment
Capacity| 530 (940 during COP15)
Opened| 1895
Managed by| Correctional Service of Denmark

Vestre Prison (Danish: Vestre Fængsel, Western Prison) is the main jail of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates. It primarily houses pretrial detainees, not convicted felons.

## History

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The prison seen from Old Carlsberg in 1896

Vestre Fængsel opened in 1895. The building was designed by city architect Ludvig Fenger.

During much of the German occupation of Denmark, Vestre Fængsel was operated by German police.

## Cultural references

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* Vestre Prison is used as location in the films De røde enge (1945), Mosekongen (1950), I kongens klær (1954), Den forsvundne fuldmægtig (1971), Mig og Mafiaen (1973), Olsen-banden går amok (1973), Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé (1994), Anklaget (2005) and Winnie og Karina går til filmen (2009).[1]
* Vestre Prison is used as a location at 1:20:23 in the 1974 Olsen-banden film The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang.[2]
* Vestre Fængsel is the title of a 1996 adaption by Finn & Jacob of a John Phillips song.[3]
* In his 2015 breakthrough single Tyveri, Danish singer Hasan Shah sings "Hvis jeg havner i Vestre Fængsel..." (English: If I end up in Vestre Fængsel...").
* French author Louis-Ferdinand Céline spent more than one year at Vestre starting in 1946 and tell of his ordeal in book 1 of  Féerie pour une autre fois .

## References

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1. ^ "Vestre Fængsel". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
2. ^ "Film 6 Olsen Bandens sidste bedrifter / Der (voraussichtlich) letzte Streich der Olsenbande". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
3. ^ "Vestre Fængsel" (in Danish). DRde. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

## External links

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* Official website of the Copenhagen jails (in Danish)

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Ludvig Fenger

Buildings|

* Frederick VII's Tower
* St. James's Church (1876–1878)
* St. Matthew's Church (1878–1880)
* Copenhagen Central Fire Station (1889–1892)
* Vestre Prison (1892–1895)
* Western Power Station

People|

* Peter Fenger great-grandfather)
* Else Fenger (great-grandmother)

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Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave

Localities|

| Vesterbro|

* Carlsberg
* Havneholmen
* Humleby
* Kalvebod Brygge
* Kødbyen

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Kongens Enghave|

* Enghave Brygge
* Frederiks Brygge
* Sluseholmen
* Teglholmen

Streets and squares|

* Absalonsgade
* Amerikavej
* Colbjørnsensgade
* Dannebrogsgade
* Enghave Plads
* Enghavevej
* Halmtorvet
* Helgolandsgade
* Ingerslevsgade
* Istedgade
* Ny Carlsberg Vej
* Sønder Boulevard
* Valdemarsgade
* Viktoriagade
* Vesterbrogade
* Vesterfælledvej
* Vesterbros Torv
* Westend

Parks and open spaces|

* Enghave Park
* J. C. Jacobsen Garden
* Skydebanehaven
* Sydhavstippen
* Sønder Boulevard
* Vestre Cemetery

Culture and attractions|

* Copenhagen Skatepark
* Det Ny Teater
* DieselHouse
* Fotografisk Center
* Husets Teater
* Museum of Copenhagen
* StreetMekka
* V1 Gallery

Education|

* Rysensteen Gymnasium
* AAU Copenhagen

Other landmarks|

* Abel Cathrines Stiftelse
* Bavnehøj-Hallen
* Bethlehem Church, Copenhagen
* Brygge Bridge
* Carl Jacobsen House
* Carlsberg Lighthouse
* Carlsberg Museum
* Copenhagen Central Mail Building
* Church of Christ
* Dipylon
* DGI-byen
* Elephant Gate
* Gammel Kongevej 25
* Grey House, Carlsberg
* H. C. Ørsted Power Station
* Hotel Astoria
* Liberty Column
* Løvenborg
* Ny Carlsberg Brewhouse
* St. Matthew's Church
* Øksnehallen
* SAS Royal Hotel
* Shooting Range Wall
* Sorte Hest
* Tap E
* Teglværk Bridge
* Tømmerlaugets Stiftelse
* Tvedes Bryggeri
* Wegener House

Railway stations|

* Copenhagen Central Station
* Carlsberg
* Dybbølsbro
* Enghave
* Sydhavn

History|

* Dronningens Enghave
* Frederiksholm Brickworks
* National Scala
* Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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