| Strassen | |
 Istedgade seen from number 98, looking west. | |
| Namesake | Battle of Isted |
|---|---|
| Length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Location | Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′10.33″N 12°33′16.34″E / 55.6695361°N 12.5545389°E |
| From | Copenhagen Central Station |
| To | Enghave Plads and Enghaveparken |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1858 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Shopping and entertainment |
Istedgade (also called Strassen)[1] is a 1-kilometer straight street in the district of Vesterbro in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. It starts at Copenhagen Central Station and runs parallel to Vesterbrogade to Enghave Plads and Enghaveparken. From the station in the cheap hotel district, it runs through the porn, prostitution[2] and drugs area to modern Vesterbro, where 1900s tenement style blocks have undergone significant modernisation. It is generally considered the heart of Vesterbro and was a main traffic artery until 2013 where the street had traffic reducing measures installed.[3]
- ^ Bogan, Evan (2003). Københavns gadenavne: fra Kokkedal til Karlslunde og Dragør til Værløse [Copenhagen street names - from Kokkedal to Karlslunde and Dragør to Værløse] (in Danish). Bogan. p. 335. ISBN 978-87-7466-386-7.
- ^ Sheikh, Jacob; Davidsen-Nielsen, Hans (15 May 2012). "Eks-luder om Istedgade: Det er mere råt, end da jeg trak for heroin". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Jakobsen, Andreas (14 December 2013). "Istedgade makeover casts red light district in a new light". cphpost.dk. The Post. Retrieved 12 December 2019.