page_title: Rolighedsvej
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Rolighedsvej / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Situationsplan over en Del af Frederiksberg
context_page_description: Rolighedsvej is a street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Falkoner Allé in the northwest to Bülowsvej in the southeast, linking Godthåbsvej with Rosenørns Allé. The street is dominated by the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus. It takes its name after Rolighed, a Rococo-style country house from 1770 which is now owned by the university.
context_section_description: Rolighedsvej Godthåbsvej originates in one of the oldest roads in the area. Associated with Ladegården, a farm established by Christian IV, although possibly considerably older, it was the first of several "royal roads" in the area.  From 1664, it was referred to as "Den gamle Kongevej" ("The Old Royal Road") to distinguish it from New Royal Road (now Gammel Kongevej). It was for centuries also known as the Islevvej (Islev Road) and later as Granddalsvej (Grøndal Road). From circa 1855, the inner part of the road became known as Rolighedsvej after the country house Rolighed which had stood on the side of the road since circa 1770. The outher part of the street was renamed Godshåbsvej after Store Godthåb, another country house.
  Several large new buildings were constructed along the road in the 1850s. J. H. Rubens Fabrik, a textile factory, opened at the corner with Falkoner Alle in 1854.
   
  Københavns Sygehjem, a private hospital, opened on the north side of the road in May 1859. A large site on the south side of the street was reserved for the Royal Veterinarian School. It moved into a large new building on Bülowsvej in 1859. Landøkonomiske Forsøgslaboratorium (Agricultural Economic Research Laboratory) opened next to Københavns Sygehjem 1882-1883.
  Frederiksberg Sugar House (Frederiksberg Sukkerhus) was located at No. 18.  It was founded in 1889 by Fritz Paustian (1862-1935).
  The freight railway between Nørrebro and Frederiksberg crossed the street from the 1864. It existed until 1930. From 24 July 1884, Falkoneralléens Sporvejsselskab operated a tram service between Frederiksberg Runddel and Halmtorvet (now Rådhuspladsen) by way of Rolighedsvej.
  Frederiksberg Iron Foundry and Machine Factory was founded at Falkoner Allé (No. 42)  in 1872 but relocated to Rolighedsvej (No. 15) in the 1930s. The Royal Danish Society for Agriculture (Det Kongelige Danske Landhusholdningsselskab) relocated to a building at No. 26. It was designed by Tyge Hvass.
caption: Rolighedsvej seen on a situation plan from 1896
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