Amager Vest - Wikipedia

Amager Vest

Country	Denmark

Amager Vest (English:West Amager) is one of the ten administrative districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It located on in the north-western part of the island of Amager, the largest island in the Øresund. The district is bordered by Amager Øst to the east along Amagerbrogade, the main shopping street and thoroughfare of the part of Copenhagen. Amager Vest is the largest of the ten new official administrative districts of Copenhagen, but has at the same time the smallest population. Only the most northern part can be considered as "urban area".^[1]

Amager Vest includes Islands Brygge, Ørestad, Sundbyvester and Eberts Villaby as well as the extensive meadow and wetlands of Kalvebod Fælled. The western part of Amager island is mainly an enlargement from shallow parts of the Øresund. The extension of western Amager began around 1930 and was finished around 1955. The main purpose was to give shelter to the southern parts of Copenhagen harbour. The enlargement is filled with rocks, sand from the sea, plaster and waste. Consequently the soil is too poor for agricultural matters. ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

The overall condition of the soil makes it very expensive to set up buildings there. The exhibition centre Bella Center (which hosted the environment meeting COP15 in December 2009) is one of very few exceptions from this. ^[5]

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^ "Amager Øst". visitholbaek.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "Copenhagen neighbourhoods: Islands Brygge". uniavisen.dk. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "Guide to architectural Ørestad". visitcopenhagen.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "Eberts Villaby". kulturarv.dk. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ Leif Kristensen. "Bella Center". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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Bella Center website

55°38′30″N 12°34′41″E / 55.64167°N 12.57806°E / 55.64167; 12.57806

v t e Amager, Copenhagen
Administrative subdivisions	Copenhagen Municipality (Amager East, Amager West) Dragør Municipality Tårnby Municipality
Districts	Amagerbro Christianshavn Dragør Holmen Islands Brygge Kastrup Ørestad Refshaleøen Store Magleby Sundby Tårnby
Localities	Bella Center Copenhagen Airport DR Byen Eberts Villaby Nokken Prøvestenen Refshaleøen Scanport Søndre Campus
Streets and squares	Amagerbrogade Holmbladsgade
Parks and open spaces	Amager Strandpark Havneparken Kalvebod Fælled Kastrup Strandpark Kløvermarken Our Saviour's Cemetery Sundbyvesterparken
Culture & attractions	Amager Museum Blue Planet Aquarium Holmbladsgade Cultural Centre Copenhagen Concert Hall Dragør Museum Kastrupgård Mogens Dahl Concert Hall
Churches	Dragør Church Hans Tausen's Church Nathanael's Church Philip's Church St. Anne's Church Simon Peter's Church Store Magleby Church Sundby Church
Other landmarks	8 House Amager Center Bella Sky Hotel Field's Gemini Residence Kastrup Værk Mountain Dwellings Tietgenkollegiet Vilhelm Lauritzen's Terminal
Stations	Amager Strand Station Amagerbro Station Bella Center Station Christianshavn Station DR Byen Station Femøren Station Islands Brygge Station Kastrup Station Lergravsparken Station Lufthavnen Station Ørestad Station Øresund Station Sundby Station Tårnby Station
History	Jacob Fortling Jacob Holm Lauritz Peter Holmblad
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v t e Copenhagen
See also: Urban area of Copenhagen
Official districts	Amager Vest Amager Øst Bispebjerg Brønshøj-Husum Indre By Nørrebro Østerbro Valby Vanløse Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
Notable localities and neighbourhoods	Indre By Bellahøj Carlsberg Christiania Christianshavn Frederiksberg Frederiksstaden Holmen Islands Brygge Kongens Nytorv Nyboder Nyhavn Slotsholmen
Parks and open spaces	Amager Strandpark Assistens Cemetery Frederiksberg Gardens Kastellet Kongens Have Superkilen
Churches	St. Alban's Alexander Nevsky Church St. Andrew's Anna Church St. Ansgar's Cathedral St. Augustine's Bernstorff Palace Bethlehem Church Brorson's Church Christian's Church Christ Church Elijah's Church Frederik's Church Frederiksberg Church Godthaab Church Grundtvig's Church Gustaf Church Hans Tausen's Church Holmen Church Holy Ghost Church Immanuel Church Isaiah Church St. James's Jerusalem's Church Jesus Church St. John's Church Kildevæld Church St. Luke's Church Mariendal Church St. Mark's St. Matthew's Nathanael's Church St. Paul's St. Peter's Philip's Church Reformed Church Church of Our Saviour Simon Peter's Church Solbjerg Church Sundby Church Trinitatis Church Zion's Church
Museums	Cisternerne Amber Museum Danish Design Centre Danish Museum of Art & Design Danish Revue Museum Fotografisk Center University of Copenhagen Geological Museum Hirschsprung Collection Jewish Museum Kastrupgård Kunsthal Charlottenborg Medical Museion Museum of Copenhagen National Museum of Denmark National Museum of Photography Natural History Museum of Denmark North Atlantic House Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Police Museum Revue Museum Royal Danish Naval Museum National Gallery of Denmark Storm P. Museum Tycho Brahe Planetarium War Museum
Landmarks	Amalienborg Børsen Charlottenborg Palace Christiansborg Palace Copenhagen City Hall Harbour Baths Fortifications Frederiksberg Palace Hotel Astoria Kongens Nytorv Lakes Langelinie The Little Mermaid Medicon Valley Nørreport Station Opera House Øresund Bridge Palace Hotel Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Rosenborg Castle Royal Danish Playhouse Royal Library Tivoli Gardens
Politics and administration	Capital Region Copenhagen Municipality Lord mayors of Copenhagen Frederiksberg Municipality
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