The new fishing port

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A fishing hamlet in the capital

By Inger Wiene, 1979: Bygningssnedker 1992: Mag.art. i europæisk etnologi (6 stories)

At the most northwesterly tip of Nordhavn (North Port) is the fishing port – Fiskerihavnen – and its jetties, quays, refrigeration stores, sanitary facilities and berths. There are also sheds facing the harbour, where a number of Copenhagen's few active commercial fishermen like to hang out. There are boating clubs, boat-shares and other small-scale, port-side businesses in the area. The fishing port, complete with buildings, was moved to its current location in 1995-1996, before which it had been situated further inside Nordhavn.

Partly a public place

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Moveable idyll

Story written by Inger Wiene

Time / Periode 1996 2009

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All the atmosphere of an active fishing community was part of the move. Fiskerihavnen – the fishing port – is filled with sheds, houses, nets on the quay, a shipyard, workshops and much more besides. Many of the fishermen and boating club members have built homely cabins on the narrow streets. With all the look of a village or fishing hamlet, the atmosphere on a sunny day is far removed from that of metropolitan life. It bears no resemblance to the industrial sites and giant containers passed en route to the north port, Nordhavn. This world unto itself is a kind of provincial idyll with evocative street names like Kattesundet (Cat Sound) and Kullervej (Haddock Way). Many of the homes have been made in containers, so that if the port should ever have to move again, the homes can come too.