# Nansensgade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nansensgade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nansensgade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nansensgade > Source revision: 1302928795 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Street in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark Nansensgade Ibsens Hotel on the corner of Nansensgade and Vendersgade Interactive map of Nansensgade Length 800 m (2,600 ft) Location Copenhagen, Denmark Quarter City centre Nearest metro station Nørreport Coordinates 55°41′3.12″N 12°33′57.96″E / 55.6842000°N 12.5661000°E / 55.6842000; 12.5661000 Southwest end Gyldenløvesgade Northeast end Gothersgade **Nansensgade** is a street in central [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), linking [Gyldenløvesgade](/source/Gyldenl%C3%B8vesgade) in the southwest with [Gothersgade](/source/Gothersgade) in the northeast. The street is known for its abundance of cafés and trendy shops, and plays host to an annual street festival. **Charlotte Ammundsens Plads**, located in front of the local community centre, is an urban space which connects Nansensgade to [Nørre Søgade](/source/S%C3%B8gade%2C_Copenhagen) ## History The [Elisabethsminde](/source/Elisabethsminde) chocolate factory depicted by [Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm](/source/Heinrich_Gustav_Ferdinand_Holm) in 1845 [Ørsted Park](/source/%C3%98rstedsparken) under establishment with Nansensgade well under way in the background, 1876 Nansensgade is one of several new streets that were created on the former [glacis](/source/Glacis) outside the North Rampart after Copenhagen's [Bastioned Fortifications](/source/Fortifications_of_Copenhagen_(17th_century)) were decommissioned. The area was released by the military and purchased by the government in 1864. The new streets in the area was named after people who played a role during the [Swedish siege of Copenhagen](/source/Assault_on_Copenhagen_(1659)) in the 1650s. The street is named after [Hans Nansen](/source/Hans_Nansen), mayor of Copenhagen and a close of king [Frederick III](/source/Frederick_III_of_Denmark).[1] Nansensgade was completed along with [Nørre Søgade](/source/S%C3%B8gade%2C_Copenhagen), Nørre Farimagsgade in August 1873.[2] A couple of industrial buildings were older than the street. The [Elisabethsminde](/source/Hintz_%26_Co.) chocolate factory was situated in the area between Nansensgade and the Peblinge Lake. It later relocated to Heimdalsgade in Nørrebro in 1914.[3][4] ## Notable buildings and residents Danner House Nansensgade School (No. 44–46) was designed by [Niels Sigfred Nebelong](/source/Niels_Sigfred_Nebelong) and opened in 1870. The Danner House was founded by [Countess Danner](/source/Louise_Rasmussen) and is now a support centre for women. The building was designed by Theodor Zeltner and completed in 1875.[5] No. 23: Danish Lutheran Mission Ibsens Hotel is located at No. 23.[6] The Lutheran Mission House (No. 94) was built for Danish Lutheran Mission in 1895 to a design by [Valdemar Ingemann](/source/Valdemar_Ingemann). [7] ## Public art Mogens Heide's sculpture Chicken Feet and [Bjørn Nørgaard](/source/Bj%C3%B8rn_N%C3%B8rgaard)'s sculpture Borne were installed in the street in 1983.[8][9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nansensgade"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033740/http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kort/Nansensgade.htm) (in Danish). Nansensgade. Archived from [the original](http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kort/Nansensgade.htm) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1873"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150601010820/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1800/1873.html) (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from [the original](http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1800/1873.html) on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nansensgade"](http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/nansensgade/) (in Danish). hovedstadshistorie.dk. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["HINTZ & Co. (ELISABERHSMINDE), A/S"](http://www.coneliand.dk/Danmarks%20aeldste%20forretninger/DAEF%20200-299/Side_246_Hint_-_Hjor.html) (in Danish). coneliand.dk. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Husets arkitektur og historie"](http://www.danner.dk/omdanner/vores-nye-gamle-hus/husets-arkitektur-og-historie/) (in Danish). Dannerhuset. Retrieved 2013-09-27.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ibsens Hotel"](http://www.aok.dk/overnatning/ibsens-hotel) (in Danish). AOK. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Valdemar Ingemann"](http://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=valdemaringemann) (in Danish). kendtegravsteder.dk. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Hønsefødder"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222034/http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kultur/Honsefodder.htm) (in Danish). Honsefodder. Archived from [the original](http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kultur/Honsefodder.htm) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Hønsefødder"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032504/http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kultur/Borne.htm) (in Danish). Borne. Archived from [the original](http://www.nansensgaden.dk/kultur/Borne.htm) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-27. - ["Lokomotivfabrikker Hüttemeier, A/S Smith, Mygind & Hüttemeier, København, Danmark"](http://www.jernbanen.dk/fabrik.php?id=20). *jernbanen.dk*. Retrieved 2021-04-21. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Nansensgade](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nansensgade). [55°41′03″N 12°33′58″E / 55.6842°N 12.5661°E / 55.6842; 12.5661](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nansensgade¶ms=55.6842_N_12.5661_E_source:wikidata) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nansensgade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nansensgade) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nansensgade?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.