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Holmen, Copenhagen — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Holmen is a cluster of small islands in Copenhagen, laid over the former grounds of the Royal Naval Base and Dockyards beside Christianshavn.
About Holmen
Where to stay in Holmen
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Beds on Holmen are few. The former naval grounds carry housing, schools and monuments rather than hotel blocks, which pushes most visitors to Christianshavn next door or over the harbour into the Copenhagen centre. Frihedsmuseet, Gefionspringvandet and the Ivar Huitfeldt Søjlen are the names waiting on this side of the water.
About Holmen
What are the main landmarks in Holmen?
Monuments outnumber museums here. Frihedsmuseet and Den Kongelige Afstøbningssamling carry the collections, while the Ivar Huitfeldt Søjlen and the Monument over Danmarks internationale indsats stand as memorials on harbour ground the navy once worked. Gefionspringvandet is the fifth name, a fountain listed with the rest.
What is the history of Holmen?
Holmen occupies the former grounds of the Royal Naval Base and Dockyards, a congregation of small islands whose singular name hides how many separate pieces of ground the neighbourhood covers. The record gives it no start date. The Ivar Huitfeldt Søjlen and the Monument over Danmarks internationale indsats keep the naval and military thread in view, while Frihedsmuseet and Den Kongelige Afstøbningssamling stand among the other named addresses between Christianshavn and Amager.
Where is Holmen?
Water rings every side of Holmen: the islands run north-east from Christianshavn, between Zealand and the northern tip of Amager.
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Updated September 2026