Stadsgraven
Sign in to saveStadsgraven is the canal which separates Christianshavn from the rest of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally a moat located in front of the Christianshavn Rampart as part of the city's Bastioned Ring Fortifications.
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- Fortifications of Copenhagen
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Copenhagen Municipality
- Area
- 36
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Stadsgraven is the canal which separates Christianshavn from the rest of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally a moat located in front of the Christianshavn Rampart as part of the city's Bastioned Ring Fortifications.
==History== Stadsgraven was created when Christianshavn was constructed in the shallow waters off Amager in the early 17th century. Apart from the main Stads canal, there is a parallel Inner Stadsgraven along its northern portion. Stadsgraven is connected to the main harbour both north and south of Christianshavn.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stadsgraven” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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