Griffenfeldsgade
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Griffenfeldsgade is a side street to Nørrebrogade in Inner Nørrebro
in Copenhagen
. The street has a multiethnic character, and houses a number of Africa
n specialty stores, coffee shops and restaurants.
Griffenfeldsgade is named after the Holstein statesman Peter Schumacher Griffenfeld, who served as Danish Chancellor
from 1673. Later Griffenfeld fell from the Kings favor and was sentenced to death for treason
. Judgement was, however, commuted to life imprisonment
and he was released after 22 years of captivity. Until 1875 was Griffenfeldsgade was known as Parcelvej, named for Parcel bridge that led over Ladegårdsåen.
Between Griffenfeldsgade and Stengade is Folkets Park
, which was built in 1971. In 2007 - 2008 the park was renovated and made more child friendly.
Griffenfeldsgade housed the former St. Joseph's Hospital
. It was created by St. Joseph Sisters and built in Gothic Revival style in 1875 by famed architect Christian Hansen
. The hospital was later nursing home, but closed in 2005.
the Danish Communist Party had its office on the 3rd floor of Griffenfeldsgade 50, the party newspaper Arbejderbladet were housed in the ground and first floor.
When the German Wehrmacht
occupied Denmark on 9 April all the lists of party members, subscribers and magazine sellers were burned, but the Danish police had already secured the addresses.
After Nazi Germany
's attack on the Soviet Union
in 1941, the Communist Party was banned in Denmark. Simultaneously, several members were arrested and the release of the Arbejderbladet was banned. The party then continued as an illegal organization from November 1941 and published the illegal opposition magazine Land og folk. A small printing house in Griffenfeldsgade, usually printing occasional songs and the like, now printed illegal pamphlets and newspapers.
During the occupation Griffenfeldsgade was scene of several firefights between the Danish resistance and representatives of the occupying power. Many apartments and shops were also exposed to either raids or sabotage.
Nørrebro
Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The street has a multiethnic character, and houses a number of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n specialty stores, coffee shops and restaurants.
Griffenfeldsgade is named after the Holstein statesman Peter Schumacher Griffenfeld, who served as Danish Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
from 1673. Later Griffenfeld fell from the Kings favor and was sentenced to death for treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
. Judgement was, however, commuted to life imprisonment
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life...
and he was released after 22 years of captivity. Until 1875 was Griffenfeldsgade was known as Parcelvej, named for Parcel bridge that led over Ladegårdsåen.
Between Griffenfeldsgade and Stengade is Folkets Park
Folkets park (Copenhagen)
Folkets park, is a small park in Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Situated between Griffenfeldsgade and Stengade, build in 1971 and renovated in 2008....
, which was built in 1971. In 2007 - 2008 the park was renovated and made more child friendly.
Griffenfeldsgade housed the former St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
-In Canada:*St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton — Hamilton, Ontario*St. Joseph's Health Centre — Toronto, Ontario-In the Republic of Ireland:*St. Joseph's Hospital, Dublin — Dublin*St. Joseph's Hospital, Sligo — Sligo-In the United States:...
. It was created by St. Joseph Sisters and built in Gothic Revival style in 1875 by famed architect Christian Hansen
Christian Hansen (architect)
Hans Christian Hansen was a Historicist Danish architect who worked 18 years in Greece where he was active in the transformation of Athens from a small town to the country's capital and an international metropolis...
. The hospital was later nursing home, but closed in 2005.
Griffenfeldsgade during the occupation
At the outbreak of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the Danish Communist Party had its office on the 3rd floor of Griffenfeldsgade 50, the party newspaper Arbejderbladet were housed in the ground and first floor.
When the German Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
occupied Denmark on 9 April all the lists of party members, subscribers and magazine sellers were burned, but the Danish police had already secured the addresses.
After Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
's attack on the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1941, the Communist Party was banned in Denmark. Simultaneously, several members were arrested and the release of the Arbejderbladet was banned. The party then continued as an illegal organization from November 1941 and published the illegal opposition magazine Land og folk. A small printing house in Griffenfeldsgade, usually printing occasional songs and the like, now printed illegal pamphlets and newspapers.
During the occupation Griffenfeldsgade was scene of several firefights between the Danish resistance and representatives of the occupying power. Many apartments and shops were also exposed to either raids or sabotage.