page_title: Hans Tavsens Gade
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Tavsens Gade / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing of Hans Tavsensgade, as seen from Kapelvej, in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hellig Kord Kirke is seen to the right and Hellig Kors Kirkes Skole is seen to the left.
context_page_description: Hans Tavsens Gade is a street which follows the southwest side of Hans Tavsens Park, formerly part of Assistens Cemetery, in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The street links Kapelvej in the southeast with Hans Egedes Gade, just south of Jagtvej, in the northwest. The central portion of the street has been closed to car traffic and has a loosely defined boundary with the park.
context_section_description: Hans Tavsens Gade and Skolevej (now Struensegade) were established in the 1890s. Hans Tavsens Gade and Skolevej (now Struensegade) were established in the 1890s. Hellig Kors Kirkes Skole was built 1887-1890. The street followed the old "free land" cemetery (frilandskirkegården" which, for centuries, had been used for buril of those who could not afford a proper burial in side  Assistens Cemetery.
  Holy Cross Church was at the same time built in a corner of the old cemetery. Hellig Kors Kirkes Skole, a school, was also built in built 1887-1890.
  Hans Tavsens Gades Skole, another school, opened in the street in 1903. A portion of Assistens Cemetery located adjacent to the street was in 1909 converted into a public park.
  The central portion of the street was later closed to car traffic and integrated with the park.
caption: A drawing of the street as seen from Kapelvej in the 1890s. Holy Cross Church is seen to the right and Holy Cross Church's School is seen to the left.
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