Christianshavn School

{{Short description|Public primary school in Copenhagen, Denmark}} [[Image:Copenhagen Christianshavns Skole IMG 5584.jpg|thumb|300px|Christianshavn School seen from the top of [[Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen|Church of Our Saviour]] ]] {{One source|date=August 2021}} '''Christianshavn School''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: Christianshavns Skole) is a public primary school in the [[Christianshavn]] district of [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. The building is a former naval hospital.

==History== The building was originally a hospital, ''Marinehospitalet'', for the [[Royal Danish Navy]], built in 1915 to designs by Bernhard Ingemann. It was inaugurated on 6 April 1915 and existed until 1928 when replaced by the new military hospital ''Københavns Militærhospital'' on Tagensvej which also replaced the military hospital in Rigensgade. The building was then taken over by ''Østifternes Åndssvageanstalt'', a psychiatric hospital, which was based there until 1940. When Denmark was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] on 9 April 1940, they confiscated Værløse Airfield, leaving Hærens Lufttropper homeless. They took over the former Naval Hospital on 7 October which then became known as Prinsessegade's Barracks. One Danish officer was wounded at the installation when the German occupying forces arrested the remaining Danish military and police forces on 29 August 1943. The building was then confiscated and used as a German [[lazaretto]] for the remaining part of the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrarkiv.dk/index.php?id=51&lang=dk|title=Marinehospitalet|language=Danish|publisher=Christianshavns Lokalarkiv|accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>

The building was purchased by Copenhagen Municipality in 1949 and converted into a public primary school. It opened in August 1950.

==See also== * [[Søkvæsthuset]]

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==External links== * [http://www.chr.kk.dk/Infoweb/Fi2/Default.asp Official website]

[[Category:1950 establishments in Denmark]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Christianshavn]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1950]] [[Category:Primary schools in Copenhagen]] [[Category:School buildings completed in 1915]]