Fredericia is a city located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula, Denmark.
Fredericia was almost selected as the Danish capital, due to its central location and large port; but in the end Copenhagen became the focus of attention due to its massive population.
Every July 6 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 city.
The victorious sortie from Fredericia still marks the town in the form of soldiers’ graves and memorials.
Every year thousands of Fredericia’s residents and visitors gather on 5 and 6 July for a very special ceremony complete with a torchlight parade and concerts in memory of the fallen and to celebrate the victory.
The fortifications at Fredericia were dismantled in 1909 and later bought by the municipality which scheduled the ramparts and the Citadel.
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