Avedøre
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Avedøre is a south-western suburb of Copenhagen located in Hvidovre Municipality.
Description
[edit]The city is mostly made up of concrete blocks and row-housing, but some people residing in Avedøre live in detached single-family houses with gardens. One major high-rise block called "Store Hus" (lit. English: Grand House) dominates the suburb's skyline. The city has a relatively high rate of crime and many inhabitants are unemployed [citation needed]. Approximately 16,000 persons live in Avedøre, and approx. 60% of the inhabitants is either immigrant or born by immigrants, mainly from Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Spain and Turkey.
History
[edit]Prior to 1 April 1974, Avedøre was an exclave of Glostrup Municipality. On that date, Avedøre was combined with neighboring Hvidovre Municipality.
Transport
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Avedøre is served by Avedøre railway station, located on the Køge radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. The station is served regularly by trains on the A-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 15 minutes.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Majid (born 1975) a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber origin, from Brøndby Strand, lives in Avedøre
55°37′N 12°27′E / 55.617°N 12.450°E
References
[edit]- "Værkleksikon Avedøre Stationsby (1982)". Dansk Arkitektur Center. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- "Avedøres udvikling mod 2020". Avedoere-Selskabet. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13.
- "Avedøre Stationsby". Kvaterløft områderne. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21.
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- ^ "Avedøre Station". DSB. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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