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Thousands love Copenhagen’s clean swimming water, but Nordhavn locals are fed up with trash, urine, and noise. Homeowners’ association reject the plan to expand the swimming area.

Copenhagen's top swimming spot is expanding, but locals are pushing back

Bente Hyldahl Fogh is the chair of the Homeowners' Association Århusgadekvarteret. She speaks on behalf of the local residents living near the swimming area. Foto: Jacob Ehrbahn
Bente Hyldahl Fogh is the chair of the Homeowners' Association Århusgadekvarteret. She speaks on behalf of the local residents living near the swimming area. Foto: Jacob Ehrbahn
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It’s really a feel-good story.

It all started when Copenhagen’s first harbor pool opened at Islands Brygge in 2002. The water in the previously polluted industrial harbor was now clean enough for people to dive in without getting sick. This created a unique opportunity to swim in the middle of the city instead of taking the coastal train to Bellevue or biking to Amager Beach.

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