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Fredericia (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðəˈʁetɕæ])[3] is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 1650 by Frederick III, after whom it was named.

Fredericia
Town
The statue Landsoldaten ("The Foot Soldier") in Fredericia, Denmark
Coat of arms
Fredericia
Location in Denmark
Fredericia
Fredericia (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°34′N 9°45′E
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
 (Syddanmark)
MunicipalityFredericia
Founded1650
Current municipality1970
Area
 • Urban
27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Urban
40,886
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
20,406 males and 20,480 females
DemonymFredericianer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-7000 Fredericia
Area code(+45) 72
Websitewww.fredericia.dk

The city itself has a population of 40,886 (1 January 2022)[1] and the Fredericia Municipality has a population of 50,324 (2014).


History


Plan of Fredericia in 1900
Plan of Fredericia in 1900

After the devastation caused by the Thirty Years War in a largely unfortified Jutland, King Christian IV realized the necessity of building a strong fortress in Jutland, and decided that this project could be combined with his plans for building a large town in Jutland.

A fortified encampment was built on a point of land called Lyngs Odde, near the current location of Fredericia, with a rampart stretching to either side of the point, thus protecting the encampment from attacks. However, the fortifications were not perfect, and when Swedish Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson invaded Jutland, he was able to break through the ramparts. It was Frederick III who was finally able to complete the plans for the fortification, also adding a flank fortification on nearby Bers Odde as suggested by Danish Marshal of the Realm Anders Bille.

On 15 December 1650, the King signed the document giving the town its first privileges, and work on the new fortifications could begin. In 1651, the town was named Frederiksodde (Frederick's Point) after the king, and on 22 April 1664, it was given the new Latinized name of Fredericia.

Every 6 July, the town of Fredericia holds a festival to commemorate the 1849 Battle of Fredericia, fought during the First War of Schleswig, in which Danish troops won a victory over the Schleswig-Holstein rebels who were laying siege to the town. Fredericia's landmark, Landsoldaten, was unveiled on 6 July 1858.[4]


Present


The municipality today is part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1.2M inhabitants,[5] and is the site of Fredericia municipality's municipal council.

The town is a major barracks, home to the Royal Danish Army's Signals Regiment (Telegrafregimentet), which is located at Rye's Barracks (Ryes Kaserne) and Bülow's Barracks (Bülows Kaserne).


Transportation


The town is one of Denmark's largest traffic hubs.


Rail


Fredericia railway station in 2013.
Fredericia railway station in 2013.

Fredericia railway station is the principal railway station of the town.[6] It is an important railway junction where the Copenhagen-Fredericia Line, the Fredericia-Aarhus Line, and the Flensburg-Fredericia Line all meet.[7] The station was opened in 1935 together with the opening of the Little Belt Bridge across the Little Belt.[7] The train services are operated by the railway company DSB.[6] It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus, Aalborg, Struer, Esbjerg, Sønderborg, Flensburg and Hamburg.


Air


The nearest airport with scheduled national and international flights is Billund Airport c. 45 km west of Fredericia.


Notable people


Vilhelm Buhl, pre-1954
Vilhelm Buhl, pre-1954

The Arts


Svend Melsing, 1921
Svend Melsing, 1921

Sport


Annette Jensen, 2016
Annette Jensen, 2016

Twin towns


  • Härnösand, Sweden, since 1948
  • Herford, Germany, since 1987
  • Ilulissat, Greenland, since 1962
  • Kokkola, Finland, since 1948
  • Kristiansund, Norway, since 1948
  • Šiauliai, Lithuania, since 1993

See also



References


  1. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. Erik Hansen: SprogbrevetDR nr. 72, sproget.dk (in Danish)
  4. "Kulturcentret Assistens". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
  5. Vision Østjylland (PDF) (in Danish). Styregruppen for projekt Byudvikling i Østjylland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. "Fredericia Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. Fredericia Banegård on Danske Jernbaner
  8. IMDb Database retrieved 7 May 2020 [unreliable source?]
  9. IMDb Database retrieved 7 May 2020 [unreliable source?]
  10. IMDb Database retrieved 7 May 2020 [unreliable source?]


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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article "Fredericia".

На других языках

[de] Fredericia

Fredericia [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}fʀɛðəˈʀedsja] ist eine Stadt in der Region Syddanmark in Dänemark. Sie befindet sich auf der jütischen Seite des Kleinen Belts gegenüber von Middelfart. Fredericia ist Zentrum der gleichnamigen Fredericia Kommune und liegt im Städtedreieck Trekantområdet. Ihren Namen erhielt die Stadt nach Friedrich III. (dänisch Frederik III.), der sie 1650 gründen ließ.
- [en] Fredericia

[ru] Фредерисия

Фредери́сия[1] (дат. Fredericia [fʀɛðəˈʀedɕa]) — город и порт в Дании, центр коммуны Фредерисии, на западном берегу пролива Малый Бельт. Соединён мостом с островом Фюн. Население — 44,9 тыс. (1973); 28.198 (1985); 37.074 (2006).


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