Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn, city and port, northern Jutland, Denmark, on the Kattegat (strait), east of Hjørring. A fishing village in the 16th and 17th centuries, it was fortified (Fladstrand Citadel) in the late 17th century to secure the route to Norway. The name was changed to Frederikshavn when it was chartered (1818). Ferry connections with Norway and Sweden bring many one-day shopping tourists, and the city is an important centre for overseas trade, shipbuilding, fishing, and related industries. The powder magazine of the 17th-century citadel remains and houses a military museum. The nearby 18th-century manor house of Bangsbo, former home of statesman Johan Knudsen (1865–1942), also houses a museum. Pop. (2008) city, 23,551; (2005 est.) mun., 63,799.