Fredericia

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title: "Fredericia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["fredericia", "municipal-seats-of-the-region-of-southern-denmark", "municipal-seats-of-denmark", "cities-and-towns-in-the-region-of-southern-denmark", "forts-in-denmark", "port-cities-and-towns-in-denmark", "port-cities-and-towns-of-the-north-sea", "planned-communities", "fredericia-municipality", "1650-establishments-in-europe", "populated-places-established-in-1650", "frederick-iii-of-denmark"] description: "Town in Denmark" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameFredericia
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineLandsoldaten - panoramio.jpg
image_captionThe statue Landsoldaten ("The Foot Soldier") in Fredericia, Denmark
image_shieldCoat of arms of Fredericia.svg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameDenmark
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2[Southern Denmark
(Syddanmark)](region-of-southern-denmark)
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Fredericia
pushpin_mapDenmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Denmark
coordinates
established_titleFounded
established_date1650
established_title1Current municipality
established_date11970
area_urban_km227.4
elevation_m15
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_urban41543
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_blank1_titleGender
population_blank120833 males and 20710 females
population_demonymFredericianer
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_codeDK-7000 Fredericia
area_code(+45) 72
website
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Fredericia () 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.

The city itself has a population of 41,543 (1 January 2025) and the Fredericia Municipality has a population of 52,616 (2025).

History

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Huguenot_obelisk.jpg" caption="Obelisk erected to the memory of huguenots arriving in the city after being driven out of northeastern France and Belgium by troops of [[Louis XIV"] ::

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.

Present

The municipality today is part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1.2M inhabitants,{{cite book |title = Vision Østjylland |url = http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf |publisher = Styregruppen for projekt Byudvikling i Østjylland |language = da |access-date = 12 September 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090225003300/http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf |archive-date = 25 February 2009 |df = dmy-all

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

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Fredericia_Station_09.jpg" caption="[[Fredericia railway station]] in 2013."] ::

Fredericia railway station is the principal railway station of the town. It is an important railway junction where the Copenhagen-Fredericia Line, the Fredericia-Aarhus Line, and the Flensburg-Fredericia Line all meet. The station was opened in 1935 together with the opening of the Little Belt Bridge across the Little Belt. The train services are operated by the railway company DSB. 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 45 km west of Fredericia.

Sport

Speedway

The Vejlby Speedway Center, run by the Fredericia Motor Klub, is located on the northern outskirts of Fredericia and is a mini speedway track for bikes with 50cc and 80cc engines. Fredericia Speedway competed in the town from 1958 to 2005 at various venues, including the Fredericia Speedway Center (the old Fredericia Stadion) and the Frederikslyst Motorbane.

Notable people

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The Arts

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Svend_Melsing_1921.jpg" caption="Svend Melsing, 1921"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Annette_Jensen-IPH-TTH-20160403_4.jpg" caption="Annette Jensen, 2016"] ::

  • Jesper Bank (born 1957 in Fredericia), a sailor, twice Olympic gold medallist in 1992 and 2000
  • Peter Kjær (born 1965 in Fredericia), a Danish former footballer with 459 club caps
  • Thomas Sørensen (born 1976 in Fredericia), football goalkeeper, 497 club caps and 101 for Denmark
  • Patrick Hougaard (born 1989 in Fredericia), a Danish motorcycle speedway rider
  • Annette Jensen (born 1991 in Fredericia), a Danish handball player
  • Sara Thygesen (born 1991 in Fredericia), a badminton player, specializing in doubles play.
  • Katrine Veje (born 1991 in Fredericia), a footballer, over 200 club caps and 119 for Denmark women

Twin towns

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References

References

  1. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]
  2. Erik Hansen: [http://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/artikler-mv/sprogbrevet-dr/sprogbrevetdr-nr-72/udtale SprogbrevetDR nr. 72], sproget.dk (in Danish)
  3. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]
  4. "Kulturcentret Assistens".
  5. "Fredericia Station". DSB.
  6. [https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.station.php?FORLOEB_ID=214&content=Fredericia-Baneg%C3%A5rd-(Fa) Fredericia Banegård] on [https://danskejernbaner.dk Danske Jernbaner]
  7. "Official home page".
  8. "FREDERICIA VEJLBY".
  9. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578358/ IMDb Database] retrieved 7 May 2020 {{unreliable?. (September 2020)
  10. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1324710/ IMDb Database] retrieved 7 May 2020 {{unreliable?. (September 2020)

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