Bikes in Old Copenhagen Street Postcard

Description"Latin Quarter of Copenhagen, Denmark" by Catherine Sherman. Parked bicycles crowd Teglgardsstraede Street in the Latin Quarter of Copenhagen, Denmark. Nearly half of all Copenhagen residents ride a bicycle to work or school. The Latin Quarter (Danish: Latinerkvarteret) is a neighborhood in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by Norregade to the west, Vestergade to the south, Vester Voldgade to the east and Norre Voldgade to the north. The name refers to the Latin language, which was once widely spoken in and around the University, whose historic home is situated on the other side of Norregade. Most of the student life has now been relocated to four new campuses but the area is still known for its lively atmosphere with an abundance of boutiques, cafés and night clubs. In 1208, Bishop Peder Sunesøn founded a Latin school and a body of noble canons in association with the Church of Our Lady. When the University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479, it took over the old town hall and after the Reformation it took over the bishops palace on the north side of Our Lady's Square. The university took over the responsibility for the education of priests while the Our Lady's School survived as Copenhagen's only Latin school. In 1817 it was renamed the Metropolitan School. With the Reformation, Danish replaced Latin as the church's language but Latin remained the dominant language at the University until about 1800.