Copenhagen at war

See how life in a prison cell in Copenhagen has evolved since 1662 in Copenhagen Prison Museum, located in Vestre Prison.

The museum is run by volunteers who have previously been prisoners at the Copenhagen Prisons.

A visit to the Danish Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Liebeskind, will give you a good insight into the enthralling universe of Danish Jewish culture and its 400 year history.

Dragør Museum tells the history of Dragør's development. It is about the herring markets of the middle age and the great period of the sailing ships.

In the museum's posession is also the famous fishing vessel Elisabeth K571 that took an active part in saving the Danish Jews during World War II.

The Monument for Denmark’s International Effort Since 1948 by artist Finn Reinbothe was erected by the Danish people and inaugurated on Flag Day 5 September 2011.

It expresses the acknowledgement of the contributions made by thousands of deployed Danes in international missions since 1948.

ATTENTION! The museum is temporarily closed to visitors due to fire damage.

The Museum of Danish Resistance tells the story of Danish resistance during the Nazi occupation of Denmark from 1940 to 1945 and provides detailed information on the illegal press, sabotage, and the flight of many Danish Jews to Sweden.

Our Fallen in Danish and allied military service 1940 - 1945 - Erected by the Danish people. That is the wording on the bronze monument at the entrance to the Citadel in Copenhagen.

The monument was erected in 1957 by artist Svend Lindhart in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives during service in World War II.

Ryvangen Memorial Park (Mindelunden) in Hellerup on the outskirts of Copenhagen is a beautiful park commemorating the Danish freedom fighters who were executed here or elsewhere, or died in German concentration camps, during World War II.

Many men of famous Danish resistance groups, like the Hvidsten Group and Holger Danske, ended their lives here.

The Citadel in Copenhagen was founded by Danish King Christian IV in 1626. You will find it on the border of inner Copenhagen and the area of Østerbro.

Johan Friedrich Struensee was arrested on the night of 17 January 1772 and placed under arrest at the Citadel, where he stayed until his trial, where he 21 February was questioned and subsequently convicted of treachery for his affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde.

The Danish Order of Freemasons (The Grand Lodge of Denmark) is located on Blegdamsvej in the Østerbro area of Copenhagen. It was designed by Danish Freemason and architect Holger Rasmussen.

During World War II the Grand Lodge was occupied by German police and functioned as The Schalburg Corps' headquarters. The Schalburg Corps consisted of Danes in German service, whose job was to collect information that would lead to the arrest of Danish resistance fighters.

The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum boasts an excellent selection of antique and modern weapons, ranging from beautifully ornamented princely weapons and war trophy firearms to handguns.

During World War II the corner of Kampmannsgade and Vester Farimagsgade in inner Copenhagen was equal to the Gestapo headquarters in Denmark.

From here the Gestapo collected fatal information that would lead to the arrest of Danish resistance fighters. The building was bombed 21 March 1945.

Visit the fortification of Copenhagen. 

In 1700, Copenhagen was bombarded from the sea, and in 1713 some old warship were set aground by the straight and narrow path in the entering to Copenhagen so the city was better protected from the sea. One of the warships was Trekroner.

Vestre Prison is a closed, active prison, which was built on Vestre Fælled in Copenhagen in 1895. It has housed some of the worst criminals of all time, but also many Danish resistance fighters were brought here during World War II.

Best known is probably the Danish resistance group the Hvidsten Group, of which eight members sat in Cell C2 on the second floor of the prison.