Fredericia a Fortified Town of Historical Importance
By tradition Danish kings have the names Christian or Frederik. Fredericia is named after one of the Frederiks but which one? Fredericia is a relatively newly founded town by Danish standards and only about 350 years old. Fredericia was built on the small peninsula Bersodde in the years following 1649. In 1650 king Frederik III signed a document on December the 16th, granting Fredericia market town privileges, which in Danish is called købstadsprivilegier. To help stimulate the growth of the…