Gernersgade
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| Length | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
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| Location | Indre By, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Postal code | 1319 |
| Nearest metro station | Kongens Nytorv |
| Coordinates | 55°41′17.88″N 12°35′12.3″E / 55.6883000°N 12.586750°E |
Gernersgade is a street in the Nyboder Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Store Kongensgade in the southeast to Rigensgade in the northwest and is closed to through traffic at Sankt Pauls Plads.
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Gernersgade traces its history back to Christian IV's foundation of the Nyboder naval barracks in 1631 but different sections of it were originally known under individual names. The section from Store Kongensgade to Borgergade is on Gedde's district map of Sankt Annæ Vestre Kvarter called Hinde Længden (The Doe Row) while the section from Borgergade to Adelgade was called Gamle Gade (Old Street) and the section from Adelgade to Rigensgade is called Meriangade /Marjoram Street).[1] Two of the names follow the general naming practice of Nyboder where the streets in the eastern part of the quarter is named after animal species and streets in the western part is named after herbs and medical plants.
Hinde Længden was later renamed Nygade (New Street) while Gamlegade was renamed Kanelgade (Cinnamon Street). In 1859 Nygade was renamed Gernersgade to commemorate the naval officer and shipbuilder Henrik Gerner. Kanelgade and Meriangade was included in Gernersgade in 1893.[2]
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