Vestamager
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Vestamager most often refers to Kalvebod Fælled
, but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts (bydele) comprising the municipality of Copenhagen
, Denmark
. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager
. It covers an area of 13.99 km², has a population of 7,799 and a population density of 558 per km², making it both the largest district in area and the least densely populated district in Copenhagen.
Neighboring city districts are as follows:
Kalvebod Fælled
Kalvebod Fælled , also known as Vestamager , takes up roughly one fourth of the island of Amager near Copenhagen, Denmark....
, but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts (bydele) comprising the municipality of 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...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager
Amager
Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is partly situated on Amager, which is connected to the much larger island of Zealand by five bridges.-History:...
. It covers an area of 13.99 km², has a population of 7,799 and a population density of 558 per km², making it both the largest district in area and the least densely populated district in Copenhagen.
Neighboring city districts are as follows:
- to the east is SundbyvesterSundbyvesterSundbyvester is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager...
- to the north is ChristianshavnChristianshavnChristianshavn is an artificial island neighbourhood located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in the early 17th century by Christian IV as part of his extension of the fortifications of Copenhagen. Originally it was laid out as an independent privileged merchant's town with inspiration from...
, separated from Sundbyvester by Stadsgraven - to the south is the part of Kalvebod Fælled that lies in Tårnby municipalityTårnbyTårnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 km². It has a total population of 40,214...