{{Short description|Street in Copenhagen, Denmark}} [[Image:Skindergade (Copenhagen).jpg|thumb|300px|Skindergade ]] '''Skindergade''' is a street in [[Indre By|central]] [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. Running roughly parallel to [[Strøget]], to which it is connected through [[Jorcks Passage]], it extends for approximately 400 metres from [[Gammeltorv]] to [[Købmagergade]].
==History== Its name dates back to the 15th century when it was a venue for [[leather crafting|leather craftsmen]] (''skinder-'' derives from [[Danish language|Danish]] "Skind", meaning ''[[Rawhide (textile)|skin]]'') such as [[skinner (profession)|skinner]]s, [[glove|glovers]], [[hand bag|purse]]-, [[saddle]]- and [[shoemaking|shoemaker]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tyra.dk/Bilag%20Byvandring%20-%20Kanonkugler.doc|title=Detektiv i København|publisher=tyra.dk|accessdate=2010-01-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132508/http://www.tyra.dk/Bilag%20Byvandring%20-%20Kanonkugler.doc|archivedate=2011-07-19}}</ref>
==Notable buildings and residents== [[Image:Pressens Hus - old part.JPG|thumb|200px|left|The old part of Pressens Hus]] [[Image:Kbh Skindergade 8.jpg|thumb|200px|No. 8 Skindergade ]] [[Pressens Hus]] at No. 5–7 is home to the [[Danish Media Association]]. It is a former commerce house from 1902, expanded with a glazed extension by [[Erik Korshagen]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/niels%20hemmingsensgade%2034-36%20-%20skindergade%205-7.html|title=Niels Hemmingsensgade 34-36 / Skindergade 5-7|language=Danish|publisher=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=2013-08-21}}</ref>
[[Kunstnerkollegiet]] is located at No. 34. N. 45-47 was built for [[Georg Bestle]]'s wine trading house. The rounded pediment features a relief of Neptune and Mercury.
==Memorial plaque== The facade of no. 44 bears a memorial stone over six named members of [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]] who in 1945 were arrested there by [[Gestapo]] and subsequently executed in [[Ryvangen Memorial Park|Ryvangen]].<ref name=memorialskindergade>{{cite web|url= https://bibliotek.kk.dk/biblioteker/raadhusbiblioteket/blog/mindetavle-medlemmer-holger-danske-gruppen | title = Mindetavle for medlemmer fra Holger Danske Gruppen - Københavns Biblioteker | publisher= Københavns Biblioteker | quote= HANS BRAHE SALLING / SVEND BORUP JENSEN / LEO CHRISTENSEN / GEORG STOUGAARD / JØRN ANDERSEN / OLE MOSOLFF / KAJ OHLSEN / DEN 26. FEBRUAR 1945 / BLEV DISSE FRIHEDSKÆMPERE / FRA HOLGER DANSKE GRUPPEN / TAGET AF GESTAPO I DETTE HUS / DEN 17. MARTS 1945 BLEV DE / HENRETTET I RYVANGEN | date = 2010-10-23 | accessdate = 2014-11-16 |language=Danish}}</ref>
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[[Category:Streets in Copenhagen]]