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Frederikshavn (originally named Fladstrand) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbour". The municipality covers an area of 180 km², and has a total population of 33,975 (2005). Its mayor is Erik Sørensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 269 KB) KrudttÃ¥rnet (Powder Tower), constructed in 1688 Picture taken in Frederikshavn, Denmark, 2005 © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 269 KB) KrudttÃ¥rnet (Powder Tower), constructed in 1688 Picture taken in Frederikshavn, Denmark, 2005 © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (951x1200, 178 KB) Picture taken in Frederikshavn, Denmark, 2005 © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (951x1200, 178 KB) Picture taken in Frederikshavn, Denmark, 2005 © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county in northern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... // Government Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Frederikshavn.

Neighboring municipalities are Skagen to the north, Sindal to the west, and Sæby to the south. To the east are the waters of Ålbæk Bay (Ålbæk Bugt) in the north and the Læsø Channel (Læsø Rende), the strait that separates Jutland from the Danish island of Læsø, in the south. Beyond these lie the Kattegat, the strait that separates Denmark from Sweden. The sand-engulfed Buried Church (tilsandede kirke) at Skagen. ... Sindal is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sæby is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the northeast coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Læsø is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat and a municipality in northern Denmark in the county of North Jutland, 19 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. ... The Baltic Sea The Kattegat, or Kattegatt, is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. ...

Ferry service connects the municipality at the city of Frederikshavn to the cities of Oslo and Larvik in Norway, Göteborg, Sweden and to Læsø. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0709 Administrative centre Larvik Mayor (2003) Øyvind Riise Jenssen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 199 535 km² 501 km² 0. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg â–¶(?)) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ...

By January 1, 2007 Frederikshavn municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with existing Skagen and Sæby municipalities. This will result in an enlarged municipality with newly defined borders. The enlarged municipality will have an area of 642 km² and a total population of 63,799 (2005). The municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region"). 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... The sand-engulfed Buried Church (tilsandede kirke) at Skagen. ... Sæby is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the northeast coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Region Nordjylland (English: Region North Jutland) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ...

The city of Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn has a population of 24,309 (2003), and is an important traffic portal with its ferry connections to Sweden and Norway. The city is also well known for fishing, and its fishing and industrial harbours. The Danish term "frederikshavner" (lit. "Someone from Frederikshavn") is used to denote a quality plaice fish, probably the most popular eating fish in Denmark. Binomial name Pleuronectes platessa Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) are an abundant and commercially important flatfish occurring on the sandy bottoms of the European shelf. ...

Frederikshavn's oldest building, Fiskerklyngen, is originally from the mid-1500s, but the houses now there are from 1700s-1800s.

Big business in the area include MAN/BW Alpha, Martin, as well as the Navy Base Frederikshavn (Flådestation Frederikshavn), which is the home location for the training ship Danmark, the national icebreakers, and the royal yacht Dannebrog. A school ship is a ship used for the training of students as sailors. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 Icebreaker Polarstern An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move and navigate through ice covered marine environments. ...

Frederikshavn has, like the rest of North Jutland, been hit with hard unemployment. The city's largest workplace, the shipyard Danyard, closed in the late 1990s. This resulted in more than 2,000 workers being unemployed. Today there is still activity at the large ship building area, with many small companies renting space there. Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California during the Great Depression. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ...

History

Frederikshavn was originally called Fladstrand (lit. "Flat beach"), until 1818 when it received status as a merchant town under the name of Frederikshavn, after King Frederik VI. King Frederick VI. King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 – December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. ...

Due to its advantageous proximity to the entrance to the Baltic Sea, Frederikshavn has historically been a naval base of some strategic importance. Tordenskjold barricaded himself here in the fortress German troops had already built in the 1600s. The only old military installations remaining to this day are the Gunpowder Tower (Krudttårnet), constructed in 1688, and the Northern Entrenchment (Nordre Skanse). The Gunpowder Tower has been preserved, and is incorporated in the municipality's coat-of-arms. The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... Modern Naval Tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat as the purest expression of tactics. ... Peter Wessel Tordenskjold 1691-1720 Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, also known as Peter Wessel, Peder Tordenskjold, or Peter Tordenskiold, (October 28, 1691-1720), was an eminent Norwegian naval hero in the service of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms. Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. ...

Harbours

The municipality has a number of harbours/marinas (listed in order from north to south):

• Strandby Harbour (Strandby Havn): Fishing and pleasureboat harbour
• Rønner Harbour (Rønnerhavn): Pleasureboat, dinghy and fishing harbour
• Northern Entrenchment Harbour (Nordre Skanse Havn): Dinghy harbour
• Frederikshavn Harbour (Frederikshavn Havn): Commercial harbout
• Naval Harbour (Flådehavn): National warships, icebreakers, royal yacht and training ships
• Sea Sports Harbour (Søsportshavn): Pleasureboat, dinghy and houseboat harbour
• Neppen's Harbour (Neppens Havn): Dinghy harbour

Friendship towns

Frederikshavn has established the following friendship towns (venskabsbyer): This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the unrelated concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

• Borlänge, Sweden
• Bremerhaven, Germany
• Frederikshab,Greenland
• Larvik, Norway
• North Tyneside, England
• Riga, distrikt Zemgale, Latvia
• Rovaniemi, Finland
• Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

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Other attractions

• Bangsbo Museum
• Frederikshavn Art Museum (Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum)
• Frederikshavn Shipyard Historical Society (Værftshistorisk Selskab Frederikshavn)

Famous people of/from the municipality

Actress Connie Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn. Connie Nielsen in Mission To Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen is a Danish actress, born on July 3, 1965, in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Frederikshavn municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map