Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn was originally called Fladstrand (lit. "Flat beach") from its location in Flade parish. The movement was celebrated 5. August 1976 with the visit from Margrethe II of Denmark and her family. From 1988 to 1994 by later MS Stena Europe. From 1994 to 2020 it was served by MS Stena Saga. It was first closed temporary due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to close it permanently was announced a few days later on March 19. The Oslo route was reopened by DFDS Seaways on June 25, 2020 by the ferries traveling to and from Copenhagen which began stopping in Frederikshavn. There is a single departure and arrival per day. The route is serviced by MS Pearl Seaways and MS Crown Seaways. ==Economy==

Companies in the area include MAN/BW Alpha and the Navy Base Frederikshavn (Flådestation Frederikshavn). Frederikshavn, like the rest of North Jutland, was hit with hard unemployment. The town'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. In summer 2008, the unemployment rate, like the rest of Denmark, fell to a minimum low record of approximately 2%. As with many provincial municipalities around the world, some of its young people leave to large urban cities. However, the municipality is currently engaged in many innovative projects which are attracting tourists and aim to retain population. Frederikshavn is currently beginning a transition to make it the first medium-sized city/large town in the world to rely exclusively on renewable energy resources for power, including transportation and cars. The process is expected to be completed by 2030. As of 2010, the city was powered 18% by renewable energy. Martin Professional had a large presence before its closure in 2016. ==In culture==

The is used to denote a quality plaice. It is probably the most popular fish eaten in Denmark. The drama television series Norskov (2015–2017) was filmed in and around Frederikshavn. == Attractions ==

• Bangsbo Museum • Frederikshavn Art Museum (Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum) • Frederikshavn Shipyard Historical Society (Værftshistorisk Selskab Frederikshavn) • Tordenskiold Festival, celebrated since 1998. • Lighting Festival, biannual festival. • Bangsbo Flower Festival • Bangsbo Fort • Bangsbo Botanical Garden ==Sports==

Frederikshavn White Hawks are the local professional ice hockey team playing in the premier Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen. ==Infrastructure==

Transportation Three major roads connect Frederikshavn. E 45 connects to Aalborg in the south. Frederikshavn is the northern end of E 45 in Denmark. The route continues via the ferry in Gothenburg. Danish national road 35 connects Hjørring to the west. Danish national road 40 connects Skagen to the north. A secondary route connects to Brønderslev towards southwest. Frederikshavn is served by Frederikshavn railway station. It is the terminal train station of the Vendsyssel and Skagen railway lines and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, regional train services to Aalborg and local train services to Skagen. Ferry service to Gothenburg, in Sweden with StenaLine and Oslo, in Norway with DFDS. There is also a ferry service to the Island of Læsø. The nearest airport with scheduled national and international flights is Aalborg Airport 66 km away. Port of Frederikshavn Port of Frederikshavn is the largest harbour in Frederikshavn. It is a commercial port owned by Frederikshavn Municipality. It includes a ferry harbour, a cargo harbour and a large service industry. It has historically been dominated by the shipyard industry and fishing. Frederikshavn was in the late 19th century the dominant harbour for large fishing vessels in Denmark. The European shipyard industry was hit with difficulties in the 1980s and Danyard, the largest shipyard in Frederikshavn closed in December 1999. The municipality took over the harbour from the state in 2001. The officially inauguration coincided with the towns 200 year anniversary as a merchant town on 25 September 2018. The first phase added 330.000 square metre hinterland and 600 metre of quay with a water depth 11 metre. In July 2018 they secured a contract to scrap the two platforms from Tyra Field. In November 2018 all the hinterland areas of the first phase have been leased. Five 2000 m2 large warehouses have been constructed on the new area. Construction started in October 2017. It is nearly completed as of December 2019. The naval harbour was inaugurated on 2 October 1962. Marinas The also town has a number of smaller marinas (listed in order from north to south): • Rønner Harbour (Rønnerhavn): pleasureboat, dinghy and fishing harbour • Northern Entrenchment Harbour (Nordre Skanse Havn): dinghy harbour • Frederikshavn Marina (Frederikshavn Marina): pleasureboat, dinghy and houseboat harbour • Neppen's Harbour (Neppens Havn): dinghy harbour ==Education==

• EUC Nord - a technical school located partly in Frederikshavn ==Media==

• Kanal Frederikshavn ==Notable people==

• Thorald Læssøe (1816–1878), landscape painter • Christian Henrik Arendrup (1837–1913), Governor-General of The Danish West Indies 1881–1893 • Karl Bovin (1907–1985), painter, key member the Odsherred Painters • Elsa Gress (1919–1988), essayist, novelist and dramatist • Allan Olsen (born 1956), pop musician • Henrik I. Christensen (born 1962), roboticist in San Diego, California • Connie Nielsen (born 1965), actress • Anja Ringgren Lovén (born 1978), protects children accused of being witches in Nigeria • Ditte Ejlerskov (born 1982), contemporary artist Sport • Gustaf Nielsen (1910–1973), sports shooter • Harald Nielsen (1941–2015), footballer • Søren Frederiksen (born 1972), football player and manager • Peter Møller (born 1972), footballer and sports journalist • Lotte Kiærskou (born 1975), handballer, twice Olympic winner • Gitte Aaen (born 1981), handballer • Mads Christensen (born 1984), ice hockey player • Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (born 1986), badminton player • Lise Munk (born 1989), footballer • Lucas Bjerregaard (born 1991), golfer ==Twin towns – sister cities==

Frederikshavn practices twinning on the municipal level. For the twin towns, see twin towns of Frederikshavn Municipality. ==See also==