Teglholmen

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Residential building at Teglholmen, designed by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten

Teglholmen (English: The Tiles Islet) is a peninsula in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, located between Sluseholmen and Enghave Brygge. As part of the Southern Docklands of the Port of Copenhagen, the area used to house. While some industry activities remain in the area, but since most industry left the area, starting in the 1970s, it has undergone massive redevelopment, though some industrial activities remain, most notably MAN B&W Diesel's motor development plant. Today the area houses both a considerable number of Danish and regional headquarters of multinational companies and residential developments.[1]

History

Teglholmen takes its name from a tile works whch established in the area in 1871, for many years supplying particularly Vesterbro with tiles. Around World War I, the tile works closed and the extensive clay pit was turned into a new harbour basin by connecting it to the main harbour, forming what is today known as Teglværkshavnen, separating Teglholmen from Sluseholmen.[2] The next generation of companies to establish in the area were shipyards, foundries and a car assembly plant.[2]

In the 1970s, the industryial activities in the Teglholmen area started to close and from the end of the 1990s, a number of multinational companies started to establish Danish or Regional headquarters at Teglværkshavnen. From the middle of the 2000s, Tegljolmen also started to attract residential developments. In 2006, Odense-based TV2 collected its Copenhagen activities in a new media house at Teglholmen.[1]

Teglholmen today

The residential areas at Teglholmen are created as a continuation of the canal district at Sluseholmen. Companies located at Teglholmen include Nokia, Philips, Ericsson and TV2 .

Future projects

A bridge connecting Teglholmen to Sluseholmen is expected to open in late 2010 or early 2011. The bridge is designed by Danish architectural firm Hvidt & Mølgaard.[3]

Transport

Since September 2009, Teglholmen has been served by Route 904 of the Copenhagen Harbour Buses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TV2 samles på Teglholmen". Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2009-01-10. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Teglholmen". By & Havn. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
  3. ↑ "Bro mellem Teglholmen og Sluseholmen". Ugens Erhverv. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 

Coordinates: 55°39′00″N 12°33′20″E / 55.65000°N 12.55556°E / 55.65000; 12.55556

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