page_title: Olfert Fischers Gade
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Olfert Fischers Gade / History
context_page_description: Olfert Fischers Gade is a street in the Nyboder Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Store Kongensgade in the east to Rigensgade in the west, intersecting the streets Borgergade, Adelgade/Sankt Pauls Plads, Gammelvagt and Kronprinsessegade on the way. The street is closed to through traffic on the west side of Borgergade. It is named after the navel officer Olfert Fischer who commanded the Danish fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
context_section_description: Olfert Fischers Gade traces its history back to Christian IV's foundation of Nyboder navel barracks in 1931 but different sections of it were then known under individual names. The section from Store Kongensgade was called Bryggerlængen (The Brewer Row), presumedly because a brewery was located at the site. The section from Borgergade to Adelgade was called Ulvegade (Wolf Street) and the section from Adelgade was called Balsamgade. The streets in Nyboder were named after animals and plants. These two names followed Christian IV's decision to name the streets in the eastern part of Nyboder after animal species and the streets in the western part after plant spacies. The area was located outside the city until Copenhagen's East Rampart was moved in 1661. This had already been planned by Christian IV but had been delayed due to lack of funding. Søetatens Hospital that replaced Søkvæsthuset, a navel hospital, was from 1806 located in Balsamgade. It closed in 1864.  Nyboder's police station and jailhouse was located just around the corner in Adelgade. Adelgade then crossed the street a little further to the west, where Gammelvagt runs today, but the street was straightened in the 1990s.
  The three streets were jointly named Olfert Fischers Gade in 1897. This was done at the initiative of city engineer Thorvald Krak to reduce the number of street names in the city.
caption: The street with 1880
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