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Merchant town with a soul
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Frederikshavn has a long pedestrian precinct, which makes up an attractive shopping area. Remember to look out for the many sculptures around the town when you're out shopping. When taking a walk after dark, you're sure to notice the high-tech light from the town's two light factories, Roblon and Martin. The gunpowder storage tower, Krudttårnet, the church of Frederikshavn Kirke and the splendid residence of Kommandantboligen are located in a triangle close to the pedestrian precinct.
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The centre of Frederikshavn provides different activities for people of all ages. Here you can find everything from architecture and art to a pleasant shopping environment.
The square at Lodstorvet is well worth a visit with its exciting illumination from the Martin light factory and the chance to enjoy eating outside at one of the surrounding cafés and restaurants.
There is often live music in the pedestrian precinct, which provides a unique atmosphere to shoppers and café guests. See what's going on in the pedestrian precinct at www.frederik.nu
Fisherman's cottages
A small cluster of fisherman's cottages is preserved as the final remains of the old Fladstrand. The cluster of houses, which have yellow facades and red-tiled roofs, were built in the 19th century. At that time the cluster had a small harbour, which was filled when the railway station was moved in the 1970s.
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KrudttårnetKrudttårnet and Frederikshavn Kirke are located along with Kommandantboligen in a triangle close to the pedestrian precinct. Krudttårnet, which was used to store gunpowder in the former fort, was built in 1686. It was originally situated 270 metres further east on the site of the shipyard, but the tower had to be moved when the shipyard was expanded in 1974.
Frederikshavn Kirke
The church was built in 1890-92 of fodder lime. It's built in a Romanesque style and the church has a symmetrical cross layout and a copper roof. The tower is 56.5 m high. The interior walls are of white limestone. There are large arches and four large supporting columns. The church has seating for 1,160 people.
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KommandantboligenThe Commandant's residence, Kommandentboligen, is from 1807. In the wall there is a memorial stone commemorating the four seamen who lost their lives on the ice in 1956 whilst saving five boys who got into trouble drifting on the ice. The clock in the gable is an hourly clock that only has an hour hand.
Sculptures, steles and light
It's worth noting the many sculptures that are found in Frederikshavn, e.g. the granite steles with animal motifs in Danmarksgade, and Søndergade's huge granite steles with a ring of light at the top.
When going for a walk after dark, you'll see the various types of illumination, where both of the town's light factories, Martin and Roblon, have supplied high-tech lights.
Lodstorvet is, for instance, equipped with an IT-controlled projector, which can light up at different intervals and times and with different colours.
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Urban environmentThere are numerous interesting buildings to see, e.g. the pharmacies of Løveapoteket, Rosenborg and Svaneapoteket on Fisketorvet. It's a good idea to look up above the shop windows, as the facades of the houses have been returned to their original style during recent years.
Pedestrian precinct The town's pedestrian precinct is very long. It stretches from Danmarksgade, north of Kirkepladsen, to the intersection of Søndergade/Rådhus Allé, before ending at the end of Havnegade on Skandiatorv at the walkway from the ferries.
In Søndergade there is a striking circle of granite steles featuring fibre optic light from Roblon.
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The town of lightThe products that are used in the town centre - both in the lamps and for the illumination of buildings and works of art - are manufactured in Frederikshavn. Roblon manufactures optical fibres for architectural and sculptural illumination. Martin is one of the world's leading producers of intelligent laserlight. The Martin factory lies in the western outskirts of Frederikshavn and is a particularly attractive sight in the evening, when the factory's large glass hall is lit up in changing colours and patterns.
Krudttårnet's relocation
The relocation took place by casting two heavy-duty concrete rings around the tower in order to stabilise it and then using jacks to lift the tower and drag it along a track on Teflon-covered skates.
It took 13 months to transport the 4,500-tonne building the 270 metres to its new location.
On 5 August 1976 the tower was reopened at its new location.
Altarpiece by Michael AncherThe altarpiece was painted by Skagen painter Michael Ancher and depicts Jesus' meeting with his disciples at the Sea of Galilee following the resurrection.
The baptismal font is a kneeling agent in marble with the baptismal dish shaped like a scallop. It was made in St. Petersburg and sculpted from a single block of marble.
Well-known model for the altarpieceIt's said that Skagen painter Michael Ancher used his friend and playboy Holger Drachmann as a model for one of the disciples on the altarpiece.
Unfortunately, this caused a scandal and Ancher had to alter the figure. However, he refused to alter the shadow, which can still be recognised.
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