Middelgrundsfortet, Copenhagen

Name: Middelgrundsfortet
Address: Copenhagen, Denmark

#822 among attractions in Copenhagen

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Middelgrundsfortet or Fort Middelgrund, known as Ungdomsøen since 2015, is a sea fort located on an artificial island in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö. The fortress is constructed at a point where the seabed is 7 meters below the water surface, and at the northern meeting point of the straits Kongedybet and Hollænderdybet. ()

Alternative names: Area: 12.36 acres (0.0193 mi²)Coordinates: 55°43'13"N, 12°39'57"E

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Middelgrundsfortet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paustian, Langelinie, Waterfront Shopping, Tuborg Havn.

2.9 miW
Modernist architecture
Paustian, Copenhagen
75 min walk • Paustian House is a large furniture showroom located on the waterfront in Copenhagen. Completed in 1987, it is one of the most notable works in Denmark by prize-winning architect Jørn Utzon, who also designed the Sydney Opera House.
3.2 miSW
Quayside pier and home of Little Mermaid
Langelinie, Copenhagen
81 min walk • Langelinie is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of The Little Mermaid statue. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen. Most cruise ships arriving in Copenhagen also berth at Langelinie Pier.
3.4 miW
55°43'33"N • 12°34'45"E
Waterfront Shopping, Copenhagen
87 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.1 miW
Sailing, Marina
Tuborg Havn, Copenhagen
79 min walk • Tuborg Havn or Port of Tuborg is a marina and surrounding mixed-use neighbourhood in the Hellerup district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Flakfortet, Copenhagen
71 min walk • Flakfortet, meaning sand-shoal fortress, is a sea fort located on the artificially built island of Saltholmrev, in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Saltholm. The island and fort are simply known as Flakfortet; the name of the island; Saltholmrev, meaning the reef near Saltholm, is seldom used.
3.1 miSW
Memorial
Denmark Expedition Memorial, Copenhagen
79 min walk • The Denmark Expedition Memorial is a sculpted boulder at Langelinie in Copenhagen, Denmark, commemorating Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Niels Peter Høeg Hagen and Jørgen Brønlund who died on the Denmark Expedition to North-East Greenland in 1907.
3.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Østre Gasværk Teater, Copenhagen
86 min walk • Østre Gasværk Teater is a theatre in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, located in an abandoned gasholder house of the former Østre Gasværk. The theatre is constructed within the masonry shell that used to house the gas holder, also known as a gasometer, proper.
3.2 miW
Harbor
Copenhagen Harbour Baths, Copenhagen
82 min walk • The Copenhagen Harbour Baths are a system of recreational bathing facilities along the waterfront of Copenhagen, Denmark. There are currently four harbour baths, the first and best-known of which is located at Islands Brygge.
2.7 miW
55°42'36"N • 12°35'58"E
Faurschou, Copenhagen
69 min walk • Museum
3.5 miSW
Shopping
Danish Medical Association, Copenhagen
90 min walk • The Danish Medical Association is a medical professional association in Denmark. It has a membership of 21,800, and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Since 1954, it has published the medical journal Danish Medical Journal, which was originally named Danish Medical Bulletin until 2012.
3.1 miSW
Street
Amerikakaj, Copenhagen
79 min walk • Amerikakaj is a 700 metre long quay along the west side of the Søndre Frihavn dock in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name commemorates the transatlantic passenger ships of the Scandinavian America Line which used to berth along the quay during the first half of the 20th century.