Phone +45 72 55 50 00 | Capacity 530 (940 during COP15) Opened 1895 | |
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Managed by Correctional Service of Denmark Address Vestre Fængsel, Vigerslev Allé 1D, 2450 København SV, Denmark Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Ryvangen Memorial Park, Museum of Danish Resistance, Hvidsten Inn, Copenhagen Police Headquarters, Horsens Statsfængsel | ||
Vestre Prison (Danish: Vestre Fængsel) is the main jail of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates. It primarily houses pretrial detainees, not convicted felons.
During much of the German occupation of Denmark, Vestre Fængsel was operated by German police.
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