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The city itself has a population of 41,243 (1 January 2023)[1] and the Fredericia Municipality has a population of 52,173 (2023).
History
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 MarshalLennart 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 RealmAnders 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.
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.[8]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.[9]
Notable people
Jens Mikkelsen Ehrenborg (1621 in Fredericia – 1690) an officer, civil servant, and Swedish nobleman
Søren Andersen (born 1973 in Fredericia), Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Producer.
Matias Saabye Køedt (Galimatias), (born 1991 in Fredericia) an electronic music artist best known for his 2015 EP Urban Flora with American singer-songwriter Alina Baraz.
Sport
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.
Vision Østjylland(PDF) (in Danish). Styregruppen for projekt Byudvikling i Østjylland. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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