Fru Petersens Café (Mrs. Petersen's Café) is an establishment located along the main road (Almindingenvej) about west of Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, established in 1993.

History

The building was designed by architect Mathias Bidstrup, completed in 1908 and used as a church school. The school was the most important of the four schools that belonged to Østermarie parish.

Fru Petersens Café

In the gable above the entrance, a relief was placed depicting the Virgin Mary, the parish's patron saint.

Fru Petersens Café

The school was closed in 1967, and was then put into use as a training school for disabled children. From the academic year 1979/1980 the building was used as a special school for mentally handicapped adults.

Fru Petersens Café

In 1993 the building was sold and converted into a café, opened in 1997. The rooms are furnished as they were in the old days, as if time has stood still. In the living room, coffee and cake is now served. In 2010, the café came into new ownership but is as it was before.

References

External links

Official website

Buildings and structures in Bornholm

Restaurants in Denmark

Buildings and structures completed in 1908

1997 establishments in Denmark